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East Turkana - Area 6A - Chari, Marsabit County, Kenya
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 4.2881,36.2333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Marsabit County, Kenya |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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East Turkana - Area 6A - Chari | Harris J. M. (1991) | Koobi Fora - Chari | ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Chari Tuff (1.39+-.02ma), Min = top of Chari member (.74+-.01ma) radiometric intage_min | sandstone | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hippopotamus gorgops species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus gorgops | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Hipparion sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!