List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood 1926
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Harris 1983 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Metridiochoerus hopwoodi
Leakey 1958
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Harris 1983 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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Harris 1983 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa stillei
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Aepyceros melampus
(Lichtenstein 1812)
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
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Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Small Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
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Damaliscus eppsi
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
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Kobus aff. leche
Gray 1850
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Kobus kob
(Erxleben 1777)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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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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Pelorovis turkanensis
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon karumensis
Coryndon 1977
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Harris 1991 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Sivatherium maurusium
(Pomel 1893)
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Libytherium maurusium | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Hipparion sp.
de Christol 1832
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| H. sp. B | ||||||||||
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Equus indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Eisenmann 1983 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Ceratotherium simum
(Burchell 1821)
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Harris 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: germanoafricanum | ||||||||||
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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: | 4.2° North, 36.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.1° North, 36.1° East |
| Geographic resolution: | basin |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Koobi Fora | Member: | KBS | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = KBS Tuff (1.88+-.02ma), Min = Okote Tuff (1.64+-.03ma) radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone | ||
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: bioclastic, ETE lithology comments: mudstone | |||
| Environment: | fluvial indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: ephmeral lacustrine | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
| Collection size: | 55 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: ; ETE museum list: KNM | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 347, Area 8B - KBS, | ||
| Database number: | 21532 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, V. Egerton |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
| Created: | 1994-05-17 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-04-05 03:58:57 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-05-17 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:
| 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] |