East Turkana - Area 102 - Upper Burgi: Gelasian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sindacharax sp.
Cathormion sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Cola lateritia
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Brachystegia sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Salacia sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Brachylaena hutchinsii
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Labeo sp.
53 specimens
Hyperopsius sp.
4 specimens
Distichodus sp.
4 specimens
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
Beden 1983 1 specimen
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934
Harris 1983 2 specimens
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus indet. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
Equus koobiforensis
Eisenmann 1983 2 specimens
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Mammalia - Sivatheridae
Sivatherium maurusium (Pomel 1893)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon karumensis Coryndon 1977
Harris 1991 3 specimens
recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
Harris 1991 3 specimens
Giraffa pygmaea Harris 1976
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
Bovini gen. and sp. indet.
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947
Harris 1991 3 specimens
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet.
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
"Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus"
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
Harris 1991 3 specimens
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet.
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 6 specimens
Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein 1812)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Megalotragus isaaci
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Mammalia - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
Harris 1983 7 specimens
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
Harris 1983 4 specimens
Notochoerus scotti (Leakey 1943)
Harris 1983 2 specimens
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae
Australopithecus boisei Leakey 1959
Harris 1991 1 specimen
recombined as Paranthropus boisei
Actinopteri - Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816
11 specimens
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816
94 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier 1959
6 specimens
Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae
Coscinodiscus sp. Schrammen 1937
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Lannea welwitschii
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Milletia dura
original and current combination Millettia
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Acacia nilotica
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Acacia meillifora
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Zizyphus abyssinia
original and current combination Ziziphus
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Croton haumanianus
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus euphratica
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana sp. Linnaeus
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Canthium sp. Lamarck 1783
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Combretaceae
Terminalia prunioides
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
unclassified
Antidorcas recki (Schwartz 1932)
Harris 1991 2 specimens
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, 36.0° East
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 1.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Koobi Fora Member:Upper Burgi
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Lokalalei and KBS Tuffs radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:red or brown claystone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: light-colored, ETE lithology comments: olive claystone, med-coarse grained sandstone, molluscan packstones, thicker upwards
Environment:fluvial-deltaic indet. Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: brackish-fresh water, 5 stages of deposition
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ)
Collection size:789 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 303, 122, 121, 88, ; ETE museum list: MUSEUMS OF, NATIONAL
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 275, Area 102 - Upper Burgi,
Database number:21461
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, V. Egerton
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1993-03-04 00:00:00 Last modified:2009-10-06 12:35:44
Access level:the public Released:1993-03-04 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]
10214ETE J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Deinotheriidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:22-39 [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]
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]