Nachukui Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:ageRange about 4.2 to 0.6 million years ago
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Meave_Leakey
gptkbp:hasMember Auluai Member
Kaitio Member
Kalochoro Member
Kataboi Member
Kokiselei Member
Lobolo Member
Lomekwi Member
Matoo Member
Moiti Member
Nariokotome Member
Natoo Member
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nachukui Formation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Turkana_Basin
gptkbp:namedAfter Nachukui village
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Australopithecus_anamensis
gptkb:Homo_rudolfensis
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Paranthropus_boisei
early stone tools
Lomekwi 3 (earliest stone tools)
Nariokotome (Turkana Boy) site
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Lokochot_Formation
gptkbp:period gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf gptkb:East_African_Rift_System
gptkbp:underlies Nariokotome Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkana_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7