Also known as ETE Locality 898, Kaloma,
Where: Kenya (0.1° N, 34.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 4.3° S, 34.2° E (Wright 2013)
When: Maboko Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age = ~17 Ma based on biostratigraphy. Min age = 11.8 +/- 1.0 my (K/Ar date on Majiwa phonolite) radiometric intage_min
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•From Mayr et al. 2014: The Maboko Formation originated about 14-15 million years ago (Feibel and Brown, 1991; Retallack et al., 2002; Geraads et al., 2012); its age thus corresponds with the level MN5 of the European mammalian stratigraphy (Daams et al., 1999).
Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 478, 477, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Primary reference: M. Pickford. 1982. New Higher Primate Fossils from the Middle Miocene Deposits at Majiwa and Kaloma, Western Kenya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:1-19 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22077: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 25.02.1999
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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Choerlophodon kisumuensis, Edouardia indet., Nilotica nilotica, Urocyclidae indet., Homorus indet., Trochonanina indet., Gonaxis protocavalii, Gulella cf. leakeyi
Urocyclidae indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Homorus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Trochonanina indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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| Angiospermae | |
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| Mammalia | |
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Prodeinotherium hobleyi Andrews 1911 deinothere | |
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Protanancus macinnesi Arambourg 1945 gomphothere | |
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Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Chilotheridium pattersoni Hooijer 1971 rhinoceros | |
Listriodon akatikubas, "Libycochoerus khinzikebirus" = Megalochoerus khinzikebirus
Listriodon akatikubas Wilkinson 1976 pig
"Libycochoerus khinzikebirus" = Megalochoerus khinzikebirus Wilkinson 1976 pig | |
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Dorcatherium cf. pigotti Whitworth 1958 chevrotain
Dorcatherium cf. chappuisi Arambourg 1933 chevrotain | |
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Galeopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 colugo | |
| Reptilia | |
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cf. Pelusios sp. Wagler 1830 sideneck turtle | |
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Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
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Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile | |
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Limicolaria indet. Schumacher 1817 slug ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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"Ligatella indet." = Tropidophora (Ligatella)
"Ligatella indet." = Tropidophora (Ligatella) von Martens 1880 periwinkle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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"Ampullaria ovata" = Pila ovata
"Ampullaria ovata" = Pila ovata Olivier 1804 apple snail ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
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| Cerastus | |
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Cerastus indet. Martens 1860 ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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