Fundstelle Lothagam-Lower Nawata Mb., Kenia - Evolution der Primaten - biologie-seite.de

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Lothagam-Lower Nawata Mb., Kenia

Fundort:	Lothagam-Lower Nawata Mb., Kenia, , Kenia
Taxon:	Parapapio lothagamensis aus der Familie Cercopithecidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils,mesofossils, K-Ar dating constrains lower Nawata to 7.44 +/- 0.05 Ma and 6.54 +/- 0.04 Ma (Marker Tuff). , In the type section, roughly 20% of the sequence consists of conglomerats, 34% sandstones, 36% mudstones, and 10% altered tephra. Sandstones of the member typically display well-developed low-angle planar (epsilon) cross stratification, along with a variety of medium to large scale trough and planar cross bedding. Mudstones of the member typically display the wedge-shaped polygons and large-scale, slickensided dish fractures of vertisols. The basal strata of the Lower Nawata include numerous volcanic-cobble conglomerates, but such coarse lithologies are not seen higher in the member. The uppermost unit of the Lower Nawata is a prominent marker complex termed the Red Marker. This is a heterogeneous mix of sandstones and mudstones, which have a strong secondary component of analcome and iron oxides. Other noteworthy marker units witin the Lower Nawata include the Lower Markers (an altered tephra complex), the Gateway sandstone, and the Middle Markers (another tephra sequence).
Geschätztes Alter der Fundstelle:	zwischen 5,333 und 11,62 Millionen Jahre aus der Nawata Formation in Kenia
Geologie, Sratigraphie	Tortonian, Messinian / Tortonian / Nawata
Koordinaten:	2° 53 ' 60 '' N, 36° 2 ' 59 '' O
Die Daten sowie die folgende Systematik stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz

Literatur M. G. Leakey, J. M. Harris 2003, Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. , p. 678
Systematik Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Mandrillus Mandrillus sphinx Mandrillus leucophaeus Papionini †Procercocebus †Procercocebus antiquus Macaca Macaca sinica †Macaca anderssoni †Macaca libyca Macaca arctoides Macaca silenus Macaca fuscata Macaca nemestrina †Macacus priscus Macaca radiata †Macaca florentina †Macaca jiangchuanensis Macaca mordax Macaca fascicularis Macaca pagensis Macaca mulatta Macaca thibetana Macaca hecki Macaca leucogenys Macaca siberu Macaca assamensis Macaca sylvanus †Macacus robustus †Macacus eocaenus Macaca cyclopis †Macacus sivalensus Macaca munzala Macaca tonkeana Macaca maura Macaca phaeura Macacus cynomolgus Macaca ochreata Macaca_ochreata_brunnescens †Macaca prisca Macaca nigra Macaca nigrescens Macacus (Pithex) Macaca leonina Papionina Papio Papio_papio † Papio_robinsoni Papio_(Inuus) Papio_kindae Papio_thoth † Papio_izodi Papio_porcarius Papio_anubis Papio_ursinus Papio_cynocephalus † Papio_quadratirostris Papio_hamadryas Lophocebus Lophocebus_johnstoni Lophocebus_albigena Lophocebus_aterrimus Lophocebus_osmani Lophocebus_opdenboschi Lophocebus_ugandae †Parapapio † Parapapio_antiquus † Parapapio_jonesi † Parapapio_ado † Parapapio_broomi † Parapapio_lothagamensis † Parapapio_whitei † Parapapio_angusticeps †Gorgopithecus † Gorgopithecus_major †Dinopithecus † Dinopithecus_ingens Theropithecus † Theropithecus_darti † Theropithecus_(Omopithecus) † Theropithecus_oswaldi Theropithecus_gelada Cercocebus Cercocebus_lunulatus Cercocebus_torquatus Cercocebus_atys Cercocebus_sanjei Cercocebus_galeritus Cercocebus_chrysogaster Cercocebus_agilis Macacina †Procynocephalus † Procynocephalus_subhimalayanus † Procynocephalus_pinjorii † Procynocephalus_wimani †Paradolichopithecus † Paradolichopithecus_arvernensis † Paradolichopithecus_geticus † Paradolichopithecus_gansuensis †Pliopapio †Pliopapio alemui †Soromandrillus Cercopithecini †Nanopithecus †Nanopithecus browni Allochrocebus Allochrocebus solatus Allochrocebus preussi 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bicolor Presbytis melalophos Presbytis sabana Presbytis mitrata Presbytis aygula Presbytis chrysomelas †Presbytis eohanuman Presbytis siberu Presbytis femoralis Presbytis rubicunda Presbytis siamensis Presbytis comata Presbytis comata fredericae Presbytis natunae Presbytis potenziani Presbytis hosei Presbytis schistaceus Rhinopithecus Rhinopithecus strykeri †Rhinopithecus lantianensis Rhinopithecus avunculus Rhinopithecus brelichi Rhinopithecus roxellana Rhinopithecus (Rhinopithecus) †Rhinopithecus tingianus Rhinopithecus bieti Piliocolobus Piliocolobus foai Piliocolobus bouvieri Piliocolobus parmentieri Piliocolobus temminckii Piliocolobus kirkii Piliocolobus epieni Piliocolobus pennantii Piliocolobus tholloni Piliocolobus tephrosceles Piliocolobus langi Piliocolobus gordonorum Piliocolobus rufomitratus Piliocolobus semlikiensis Piliocolobus badius Piliocolobus oustaleti Piliocolobus waldronae Piliocolobus preussi Procolobus Procolobus verus Colobus Colobus guereza Colobus polykomos Colobus vellerosus Colobus angolensis Colobus satanas Colobini †Microcolobus †Microcolobus tugenensis †Rhinocolobus †Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Pygathrix Pygathrix nemaeus Pygathrix nigripes Pygathrix cinerea †Cercopithecoides †Cercopithecoides haasgati †Cercopithecoides alemayehui †Cercopithecoides bruneti †Cercopithecoides williamsi †Cercopithecoides kimeui †Cercopithecoides kerioensis †Cercopithecoides meavae Trachypithecus Trachypithecus poliocephalus Trachypithecus phayrei Trachypithecus shortridgei Trachypithecus delacouri Trachypithecus auratus Trachypithecus francoisi Trachypithecus mauritius Trachypithecus barbei Trachypithecus cristatus Trachypithecus leucocephalus Trachypithecus catemana Trachypithecus hatinhensis Trachypithecus obscurus Trachypithecus ebenus Trachypithecus flavicauda Trachypithecus sondaicus Trachypithecus laotum Trachypithecus selangorensis Trachypithecus pileatus Trachypithecus germaini Trachypithecus crepusculus Trachypithecus maurus Trachypithecus geei 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