East Turkana - Area 130 - Upper Burgi: Gelasian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934
Harris 1983 1 specimen
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
Beden 1983 8 specimens
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
E. recki shungurensis
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970
Beden 1983 1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: kararae
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Equus koobiforensis
Eisenmann 1983 5 specimens
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832
Eisenmann 1983 2 specimens
H. sp. B
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
Eisenmann 1983 1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum (Burchell 1821)
Harris 1983 1 specimen
C. simum germanoafricanum
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
Harris 1991 3 specimens
Hexaprotodon karumensis Coryndon 1977
Harris 1991 8 specimens
recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis
Mammalia - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
Harris 1983 10 specimens
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
Harris 1983 69 specimens
Notochoerus scotti (Leakey 1943)
Harris 1983 35 specimens
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein 1812)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Beatragus antiquus Leakey 1965
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Megalotragus isaaci
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Damaliscus eppsi Harris 1991
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
Harris 1991 15 specimens
Reducini gen. and sp. indet.
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 2 specimens
? Kobus sp. Smith 1840
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Kobus kob (Erxleben 1777)
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 36 specimens
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Gazella cf. janenschi
Harris 1991 2 specimens
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Pelorovis turkanensis Harris 1991
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet.
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 4 specimens
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
"Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus"
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
Harris 1991 1 specimen
Mammalia - Sivatheridae
Sivatherium maurusium (Pomel 1893)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp. nov.
Cercopithecoides kimeui Leakey 1982
Cercopithecoides williamsi Mollet 1947
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825
Isaac 1997 2
Hominidae gen. et sp. indet.
Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Isaac 1997 1 specimen
Homo aff. erectus (Dubois 1892)
Isaac 1997 1 specimen
unclassified
Antidorcas recki (Schwartz 1932)
Harris 1991 1 specimen
original and current combination Adenota recki
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya
Coordinates: 4.2° North, 36.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° North, 36.2° East
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58800 - 1.80600 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Koobi Fora Member:Upper Burgi
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: max = Lokalalei tuff, min = KBS Tuff radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: lenticular, ETE lithology comments: mudstone, basaltic conglomerate
Environment:fluvial indet. Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: basin margin or "alluvialfan" facies
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ)
Collection size:0 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 234, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 317, Area 130 - Upper Burgi,
Database number:21503
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, V. Egerton
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Collections that are a subset of this one:32116
Created:1993-06-10 00:00:00 Last modified:2009-10-06 12:35:44
Access level:the public Released:1993-06-10 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4447.ETE 81M. G. Leakey. 1982. Extinct large Colobines from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:153-172 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]

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]
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]
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]
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]
8610ETE G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote]