East Turkana - Area 123 - KBS: Gelasian - Calabrian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Stenocypris sp.
1 specimen
Sclerocypris clavularis
1 specimen
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cyprideis torosa
1 specimen
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae
Ilyocypris gibba (Ramdohr 1808)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Isaac 1997 1 specimen
Homo cf. erectus (Dubois 1892)
Isaac 1997 1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus 1758)
Harris 1983 1 specimen
Ceratotherium simum (Burchell 1821)
Harris 1983 2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: germanoafricanum
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Equus indet. Linnaeus 1758
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Equus cf. koobiforensis
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Notochoerus scotti (Leakey 1943)
Harris 1983 1 specimen
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
Harris 1983 18 specimens
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958
Harris 1983 6 specimens
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
Harris 1983 23 specimens
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon karumensis Coryndon 1977
Harris 1991 1 specimen
recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis
Mammalia - Bovidae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Gazella cf. janenschi
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
Harris 1991 3 specimens
Small Alcelaphini dentitions
Beatragus antiquus Leakey 1965
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Damaliscus eppsi Harris 1991
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Megalotragus isaaci
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
Harris 1991 9 specimens
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet.
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 15 specimens
Kobus aff. leche Gray 1850
Harris 1983 2 specimens
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 19 specimens
Kobus ancystrocera (Arambourg 1947)
Harris 1991 2 specimens
original and current combination Redunca ancystrocera
cf. Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein 1812)
Harris 1991 9 specimens
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863
Harris 1991 0 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863
Harris 1991 5 specimens
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet.
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 11 specimens
aff. Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
"Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus"
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Pelorovis turkanensis Harris 1991
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Giraffa pygmaea Harris 1976
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Mammalia - Sivatheridae
Sivatherium maurusium (Pomel 1893)
Harris 1991 3 specimens
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
Beden 1983 1 specimen
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
unclassified
Antidorcas recki (Schwartz 1932)
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
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Epoch:Early/Lower Pleistocene
*International age/stage:Calabrian (minimum)
Key time interval:Gelasian - Calabrian
Age range of interval:2.58800 - 0.78100 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
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 104J. 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:

10215ETE 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]
10216ETE 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]
10217ETE 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]
10231ETE 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]
10318ETE 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]
10320ETE 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]
10321ETE 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]
8610ETE G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote]