List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Stenocypris sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Sclerocypris clavularis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Cytherideidae
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Cyprideis torosa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Ilyocyprididae
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Ilyocypris gibba
(Ramdohr 1808)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Homo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Isaac 1997 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Homo cf. erectus
(Dubois 1892)
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Isaac 1997 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Diceros bicornis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Harris 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Ceratotherium simum
(Burchell 1821)
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Harris 1983 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: germanoafricanum | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Equus indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Equus cf. koobiforensis
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Suidae
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Notochoerus scotti
(Leakey 1943)
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Harris 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti | ||||||||||
Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood 1926
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Harris 1983 | 18 specimens | ||||||||
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi
Leakey 1958
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Harris 1983 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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Harris 1983 | 23 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon karumensis
Coryndon 1977
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella sp.
Blaineville 1816
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Gazella cf. janenschi
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Gazella praethomsoni
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Small Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
Beatragus antiquus
Leakey 1965
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Damaliscus eppsi
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Megalotragus isaaci
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Connochaetes gentryi
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Cephalophus sp.
Smith 1827
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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Harris 1991 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Menelikia lyrocera
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 15 specimens | ||||||||
Kobus aff. leche
Gray 1850
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Harris 1983 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 19 specimens | ||||||||
Kobus ancystrocera
(Arambourg 1947)
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Redunca ancystrocera | ||||||||||
cf. Aepyceros sp.
Sundevall 1847
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Aepyceros melampus
(Lichtenstein 1812)
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Harris 1991 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
Tragelaphini indet.
Blyth 1863
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Harris 1991 | 0 specimens | ||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini | ||||||||||
Tragelaphini indet.
Blyth 1863
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Harris 1991 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
(Pallas 1766)
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Harris 1991 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
aff. Tragelaphus strepsiceros
(Pallas 1766)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
"Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus" | ||||||||||
Tragelaphus nakuae
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Pelorovis turkanensis
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Giraffa stillei
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Giraffa pygmaea
Harris 1976
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Sivatherium maurusium
(Pomel 1893)
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas recki
Dietrich 1915
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Beden 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Antidorcas recki
(Schwartz 1932)
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Harris 1991 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Adenota recki | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Kenya |
Coordinates: | 3.9° North, 36.4° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 3.8° North, 36.1° East |
Geographic resolution: | basin |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Koobi Fora | Member: | KBS | ||
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: KBS and Okote Tuffs radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "cross stratification",burrows sandstone | ||
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: bioclastic, ETE lithology comments: brown mudstone | |||
Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: At 1.76 Ma, Area 123 was nearshore lake environm. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 161 specimens |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 126, 125, ; ETE museum list: NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 215, Area 123 - KBS, | ||
Database number: | 21402 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, V. Egerton |
Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
Created: | 1993-05-21 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-04-05 05:14:10 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-05-21 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4469. | ETE 104 | J. M. Harris. 1983. Koobi Fora Research Project The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Suidae. Clarendon Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton] |
Secondary references:
10215 | ETE | M. Beden. 1983. Family Elephantidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:40-129 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10216 | ETE | V. Eisenmann. 1983. Family Equidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:156-214 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10217 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Suidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:215-302 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10231 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Rhinocerotidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:130-155 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10318 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Hippopotamidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:31-85 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10320 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Giraffidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:93-138 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10321 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Bovidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:139-320 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
8610 | ETE | G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote] |