Lothagam-Nawata fm/Apak mbr: Tortonian - Zanclean, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kubwaxerus pattersoni
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp. nov.
Cladistia - Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus sp. Lacépède 1803
Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
cf. Pelomedusidae indet. Cope 1868
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Pelomedusidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Podocnemis informal sp. 1 Wagler 1830
ETE occurrence; species: sp. 1 nov.
Podocnemis informal sp. 2 Wagler 1830
ETE occurrence; species: sp. 2 nov.
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
Reptilia - Squamata
Squamata indet. Oppel 1811
ETE occurrence; species: Squamata
Reptilia - Pythonidae
Pythonidae indet. (Fitzinger 1826)
ETE occurrence; species: Pythoninae
Reptilia - Anseriformes
Anseriformes indet. Wagler 1831
ETE occurrence; species: Anseriformes
Reptilia
Euthecodon sp. Fortau 1920
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768
Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropodidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: nov. Orycteropodidae
Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975
originally entered as "Leptorycteropus guiliemi"
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922
ETE occurrence; species: Gomphotheriidae
Anancinae indet. Hay 1922
ETE occurrence; species: Anancinae
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio 1970
1 individual
synonym of Primelephas korotorensis
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970
originally entered as "Stegatetrobelodon orbus"
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970
1 specimen
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium sp. Kaup 1829
corrected as Dinotherium
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
cf. Parapapio sp. Jones 1937
ETE occurrence; species: small
cf. Cercocebus sp. Geoffroy 1812
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae
Australopithecus cf. africanus Dart 1925
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Pachytragus-like
aff. Rhynchotragus sp. Neumann 1905
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Rhynocotragus
Gazella informal sp. A Blaineville 1816
ETE occurrence; species: A
Gazella informal sp. B Blaineville 1816
ETE occurrence; species: B
Miotragocerus sp. Stromer 1928
originally entered as "Miotragoceras sp."
Tragelaphus informal sp. A de Blainville 1816
ETE occurrence; species: A
Tragelaphus informal sp. B de Blainville 1816
ETE occurrence; species: B
Tragelaphus cf. nakuae Arambourg 1941
Antilope sp. Pallas 1766
aff. Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Damaliscus
aff. Redunca sp. Smith 1827
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Redunca
Redunca aff. ancystrocera Arambourg 1947
ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
Kobus elliptica
originally entered as "elliptica elliptica"
aff. Kobus sp. Smith 1840
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Kobus
aff. Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Aepyceros
Mammalia - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus tulotos
originally entered as "Nyanachoerus tulotos"
Nyanzachoerus aff. jaegeri Coppens 1971
ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name; originally entered as "Nyanachoerus aff. jaegeri"
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamidae sp. 2
Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) informal sp. A (Falconer and Cautley 1836)
original and current combination Hexaprotodon
ETE occurrence; species: A (Hexaprotodon)
Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) informal sp. B (Falconer and Cautley 1836)
original and current combination Hexaprotodon
ETE occurrence; species: B (Hexaprotodon)
Hexaprotodon harvardi Coryndon 1977
3 specimens
recombined as Archaeopotamus harvardi
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion primigenium (von Meyer 1829)
recombined as Hippotherium primigenium
Hipparion cf. primigenium (von Meyer 1829)
2 specimens
recombined as Hippotherium primigenium
Hipparion turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974
recombined as Eurygnathohippus turkanense
Hipparion sitifense Pomel 1897
nomen dubium belonging to Hipparion
originally entered as "Hipparion sistifense"
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897
3 specimens
nomen dubium belonging to Hipparion
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Felinae large
Machairodontinae indet. Gill 1872
ETE occurrence; species: Machairodontinae
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Hyaenidae
aff. Euryboas sp. Schaub 1941
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Euryboas
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
cf. Civettictis indet. Pocock 1915
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda - Thiaridae
Melanoides indet. Olivier 1804
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda - Ampullariidae
Lanistes carinatus
originally entered as "carinatus carinatus"
Gastropoda - Viviparidae
cf. Bellamya indet. Jousseaume 1886
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda - Barleeiidae
cf. Caelatura sp. Conrad 1865
ETE occurrence; species: mak - shift family name to genus name, new species name "sp. A" chnaged
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Ampullaria wernei
spelled with current rank as Natica (Ampullaria)
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya
Coordinates: 2.9° North, 36.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.5° North, 35.2° East
Time
Period:Neogene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary
*International age/stage:Tortonian - Piacenzian
Key time interval:Tortonian - Zanclean
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 3.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Nawata and Nachukui Member:Lower/Upper Nawata & Apak
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=8.31+/-.25 Ma;Min age = 3.71+/- .23 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: conglomerate
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "Nawata fm:conglom,ss,sdy;Apak mbr:ss,silt lenses"
Environment:fluvial indet.
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "large, slow, well-oxygenated river"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk
Collection size:68 specimens
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 924, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 1059, Lothagam 2, Lothagam 1, Lothagam 1 & 2, Lothagam, Lothagam-Nawata fm/Apak mbr,
Database number:22236
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer
Modifier:G. Varnham
Created:1999-06-30 00:00:00 Last modified:2022-04-27 05:30:13
Access level:the public Released:1999-06-30 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
5448.ETE 1183M. G. Leakey and C. Feibel. 1996. Lothagam: a record of faunal change in the late Miocene of East Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(3):556-570 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy]