Also known as ETE Locality 1064, Lothagam 1B, Lothagam 1A, Lothagam 1, Lothagam, Lothagam-Lower Nawata mbr,
Where: Kenya (2.9° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.5° N, 35.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lower Nawata Member (Nawata Formation), Tortonian to Tortonian (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• K-Ar dating constrains lower Nawata to 7.44 +/- 0.05 Ma and 6.54 +/- 0.04 Ma (Marker Tuff).
Environment/lithology: fluvial; poorly lithified mudstone and poorly lithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,
• Held at the Kenya National Museums (KNM-LT-). Surface collection.
Primary reference: M. G. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 2003. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa 678 [A. Behrensmeyer/R. Bobe/R. Bobe]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22241: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.06.1999, edited by Suzanne Cote, Mark Uhen and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825 rail | |
Strigidae indet. Vigors 1825 true owl | |
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl | |
Aepyornithidae indet. Bonaparte 1853 elephant bird | |
cf. Struthio indet. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich | |
Anhinga cf. rufa Daudin 1802 African darter | |
Ciconiidae indet. Sundevall 1836 stork | |
Ardeidae indet. Leach 1820 heron | |
Reptilia | |
"Crocodylus cataphractus" = Mecistops cataphractus, Crocodylus sp.1, Crocodylus checchiai1, Euthecodon brumpti
"Crocodylus cataphractus" = Mecistops cataphractus Cuvier 1825 crocodile
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile | |
Eogavialis andrewsi Storrs 2003 crocodilian | |
Turkanemys pattersoni n. sp. Wood 2003 sideneck turtle
Kenyemys wiliamsi sideneck turtle | |
cf. Geochelone indet. Fitzinger 1835 turtle | |
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975 aardvark
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark | |
Elephantidae "indet. A", Elephantidae indet., "Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Stegotetrabelodon orbus
Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
Anancus kenyensis MacInnes 1942 gomphothere | |
Mellivorinae indet. Gray 1865 ratel
Ekorus ekakeran n. gen. n. sp. Werdelin 2003 ratel
Vishnuonyx angololensis otter | |
Amphicyonidae indet. Haeckel 1886 bear-dog | |
Viverrinae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Viverra cf. leakeyi Petter 1963 civet | |
Ictitherium ebu hyaena
Hyaenictitherium cf. parvum Khomenko 1914 hyaena
Ikelohyaena cf. abronia Hendey 1974 hyaena
cf. Hyaenictis sp. Gaudry 1861 hyaena | |
Dinofelis sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
cf. Metailurus sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
Lokotunjailurus emageritus Werdelin 2003 cat | |
Eurygnathohippus feibeli n. sp. hipparionine horse
Eurygnathohippus turkanense n. sp. Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium cf. primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse | |
Brachypotherium lewisi rhinoceros
Ceratotherium praecox white rhino | |
Hexaprotodon sp., "Hexaprotodon harvardi" = Archaeopotamus harvardi, "Hexaprotodon lothagamensis n. sp." = Archaeopotamus lothagamensis
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo
"Hexaprotodon harvardi" = Archaeopotamus harvardi Coryndon 1977 hippopotamus
"Hexaprotodon lothagamensis n. sp." = Archaeopotamus lothagamensis Weston 2000 hippopotamus | |
"Nyanzachoerus devauxi" = Propotamochoerus devauxi, Potamochoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus tulotus, "Nyanzachoerus cf. syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus, cf. Kubanochoerus sp.
"Nyanzachoerus devauxi" = Propotamochoerus devauxi Arambourg 1968 pig
Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig
"Nyanzachoerus cf. syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954 pig | |
cf. Sivatherium sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe
Palaeotragus sp. Gaudry 1861 giraffe
Palaeotragus germaini Arambourg 1959 giraffe | |
Tragoportax "sp. A", Tragoportax "sp. B", Tragoportax aff. cyrenaicus, Gazella sp., Raphicerus sp., Madoqua sp., Aepyceros premelampus, Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Damalacra "sp. A", Damalacra "sp. B", Reduncini indet., Kobus presigmoidalis n. sp., Menelikia leakeyi, Boselaphini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Bovini indet.
Tragoportax aff. cyrenaicus Thomas 1979 antelope
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Aepyceros premelampus Harris 2003 impala
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Kobus presigmoidalis n. sp. Harris 2003 antelope
Menelikia leakeyi Harris 1991 antelope
Boselaphini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1997 antelope
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope | |
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931 rabbit | |
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Paraphiomys chororensis cane rat
Paraulacodus cf. johanesi cane rat | |
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
Karnimata jacobsi mouse | |
Cercopithecidae indet., Parapapio lothagamensis n. sp., Colobinae "indet. A", Colobinae "indet. B", Colobinae "indet. small"
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
Parapapio lothagamensis n. sp. Leakey et al. 2003 monkey | |
Osteichthyes | |
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Actinopteri | |
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Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish | |
Percoidei indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish | |
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch | |
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Siluriformes indet. catfish | |
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish | |
Clarotes sp. Kner 1855 catfish | |
Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852 naked catfish
Bagrus aff. sp. Bosc 1816 naked catfish | |
Cladistia | |
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Malacostraca | |
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