Ekora (Pliocene of Kenya)
Also known as ETE Locality 134, Ekora,
Where: Turkana District, Kenya (2.6° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.4° N, 35.7° E)
When: Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: max based on age of underlying Kanapoi basalt radiometric intage_max,
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone
• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: coarse, ETE lithology comments: .
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Primary reference: B. Patterson, A. K. Behrensmeyer, and W.D. Sill. 1970. Geology and Fauna of a New Pliocene Locality in North- western Kenya. Nature 226:918-921 [K. Behrensmeyer/K. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] more details
PaleoDB collection 21335: authorized by Kay Behrensmeyer, entered by Kay Behrensmeyer on 10.06.1991