NK41 - Nkondo fm. (Miocene to of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1250, Nkondo 41, NK41 - Nkondo fm.,

Where: Uganda (1.5° N, 31.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.7° N, 29.5° E)

When: Nkondo Formation (Albertine Group), Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age = ~7 Ma based on fauna;min age = ~4.5

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; silty claystone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: L. Obweruka
• ETE rock type adj: silty, ETE lithology comments: Nk:cly/slt/ironst;War:slt/snd/microcongl/ls

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 936, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: V. Eisenmann. 1994. Equidae of the Albertine rift valley,Uganda. In:Geol. and paleobiology of the Albertine rift valley, B.Senut(ed.) II:289-307 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22426: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus jaegeri
Nyanzachoerus jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: med/lg
Actinopteri
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet.
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE occurrence; species: Tilapiini