ammonites
West Turkana - Kalochoro IV (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 100, KL4, Kalochoro IV,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 35.6° E)

When: Kalochoro Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and KBS Tuff (1.88 +/- 0.02); KBS Tuff also dated by Ar/Ar radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: medium-fine grained, ETE lithology comments: also silt, clay, conglomerate, and dolo-mite

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.M.

Primary reference: J. M. Harris, F.H. Brown, and M.G. Leakey. 1988. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of pliocene and Pleistocene Localities West of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 399:1-128 [K. Behrensmeyer/K. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] more details

PaleoDB collection 21303: authorized by Kay Behrensmeyer, entered by Kay Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991