The large mammal fauna of the Oldowan sites of Melka Kunture

D. Geraads, V. Eisenmann, and G. Petter

2004

Chapter

169-192

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Connochaetes gentryi
• Connochaetes gentryi leptoceras
• Connochaetes gnou
• Connochaetes taurinus
• Damaliscus agelaius
• Damaliscus strepsiceras
• Elephas recki recki
• Enhydriodon aethiopicus
• Giraffa jumae
• Koiropotamus
• Kolpochoerus limnetes
• Kolpochoerus majus
• Metridiochoerus andrewsi
• Metridiochoerus modestus
• Pelorovis antiquus
• Pelorovis kaisensis
• Pelorovis oldowayensis
• Pelorovis turkanensis
• Pelorovis turkanensis brachyceras
• Simopithecus
• Sivatherium maurusium
• Tapinochoerus
• Theropithecus oswaldi

Taxonomy:

• Elephas recki recki belongs to Palaeoloxodon recki - Dietrich (1915)
• Pelorovis oldowayensis belongs to Pelorovis - Reck (1928)
• Giraffa jumae belongs to Giraffa - Leakey (1967)
• Kolpochoerus majus belongs to Kolpochoerus - Harris and White (1979)
• Kolpochoerus limnetes belongs to Kolpochoerus - Harris and White (1979)
• Metridiochoerus andrewsi belongs to Metridiochoerus - Harris and White (1979)
• Tapinochoerus belongs to Metridiochoerus - Harris and White (1979)
• Metridiochoerus modestus belongs to Metridiochoerus - Harris and White (1979)
• Theropithecus oswaldi belongs to Theropithecus - Delson (1993)
• Pelorovis kaisensis belongs to Pelorovis - Geraads and Thomasso (1994)
• Bos bubaloides belongs to Bos - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Pelorovis belongs to Bovini - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Connochaetes belongs to Alcelaphini - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Connochaetes taurinus belongs to Connochaetes - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Connochaetes gentryi belongs to Connochaetes - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Connochaetes gentryi leptoceras belongs to Connochaetes gentryi - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Damaliscus strepsiceras belongs to Damaliscus - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Damaliscus agelaius belongs to Damaliscus - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Pelorovis turkanensis brachyceras belongs to Pelorovis turkanensis - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Pelorovis turkanensis belongs to Pelorovis - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Pelorovis antiquus belongs to Pelorovis - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Enhydriodon aethiopicus belongs to Enhydriodon - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Sivatherium maurusium belongs to Sivatherium - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Stylohipparion belongs to Hipparion - Geraads et al. (2004)
• Simopithecus belongs to Theropithecus - Geraads et al. (2004)