List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Homo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Isaac 1997 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella praethomsoni
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Damaliscus eppsi
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
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Kobus aff. leche
Gray 1850
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Kobus ancystrocera
(Arambourg 1947)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Redunca ancystrocera | ||||||||||
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Aepyceros melampus
(Lichtenstein 1812)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Tragelaphus strepsiceros
(Pallas 1766)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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Harris 1983 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood 1926
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Harris 1983 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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unclassified
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Antidorcas recki
(Schwartz 1932)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Adenota recki | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 3.9° North, 36.3° 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" sandstone | ||
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: bioclastic, ETE lithology comments: mudstones, caliche | |||
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: . | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
| Collection size: | 16 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 228, Area 124 - KBS, | ||
| Database number: | 21415 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
| Created: | 1992-12-21 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-04-05 05:15:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1992-12-21 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:
| 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] |
| 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] |