Kanaopi (Pliocene of Kenya)
Where: Kenya (2.3° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.1° N, 35.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. M. Harris, M. G. Leakey, and T. E. Cerling. 2003. Early Pliocene Tetrapod Remains from Kanapoi, Lake Turkana Basin, Kenya. Contributions in Science (498)39-114 [M. Uhen/T. Grasso]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 232486: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Trent Grasso on 27.11.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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cf. Galago sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1796 galago | |
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cf. Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada
Parapapio ado Hopwood 1936 monkey
cf. Cercopithecoides sp. Mollett 1947 monkey | |
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Anancus kenyensis MacInnes 1942 gomphothere | |
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Elephas ekorensis Maglio 1970 elephant
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant | |
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Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
| Aves | |
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Mycteria sp. Linnaeus 1758 stork | |
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Anhinga sp. Brisson 1760 darter | |
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Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl | |
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Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich | |
| Reptilia | |
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Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile
? Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 Nile crocodile | |
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Turkanemys pattersoni Wood 2003 sideneck turtle
Kenyemys sp. Wood 1983 sideneck turtle | |
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Cyclanorbis turkanensis Meylan et al. 1990 softshell turtle | |
"Geochelone crassa" = Stigmochelys crassa
"Geochelone crassa" = Stigmochelys crassa Andrews 1914 turtle | |