Bartabwa (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1110, Batabwa HM, Baringo, Bartabwa,

Where: Kenya (0.9° N, 35.9° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 34.4° E)

When: Ngorora Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age = 12.71 +/- .38 Ma;Min age = 10-8 Ma radiometric intage_max,

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: lacustrine shales&tuffs

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 930, 926, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: A. Hill. 1985. Early hominid from Baringo,Kenya. Nature (London) 315(6016):222-224 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22286: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Primates -
Hominoidea indet.
Hominoidea indet. Gray 1825 ape
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominoidea
 Primates - Proconsulidae
Proconsul sp.
Proconsul sp. Hopwood 1933 ape