East Turkana - Area 202 - Lower Burgi: Gelasian, Kenya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Sindacharax sp.
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Labeo sp.
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Hyperopsius sp.
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Hemicypris sp.
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ETE occurrence; species: ostracod | ||||||||||
Bacillariophyceae
- Melosirales
- Melosiraceae
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Melosira cf. granulata
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ETE occurrence; species: diatom | ||||||||||
Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Cytherideidae
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Cyprideis torosa
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ETE occurrence; species: ostracod | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
- Gymnarchidae
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Gymnarchus niloticus
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Actinopteri
- Characiformes
- Alestidae
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Hydrocynus sp.
Cuvier 1816
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Kenya |
Coordinates: | 3.8° North, 36.3° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 3.7° North, 36.1° 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: | Lower Burgi | ||
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Burgi Tuff (2.68+-.06ma), Min = Lokalalei Tuff (2.52+-.05ma) radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | green claystone | ||
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: green, ETE lithology comments: sandstones, diatomites | |||
Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0 |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 40 specimens |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 123, ; ETE museum list: KNM |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 352, Area 202 - Lower Burgi, | ||
Database number: | 21537 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
Modifier: | A. Behrensmeyer | ||
Created: | 1994-05-17 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2009-10-06 12:35:44 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-05-17 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4488. | ETE 123 | I. McDougall. 1985. K/Ar and 40Ar/39Ar Dating of the Hominid-Bearing Plio-Pleistocene Sequence at Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya. Geological Society of America Bulletin 96:159-175 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |