- Excavation/Discovery Date:
- ID By:
- 152 - W. Auffenberg
- ID Date:
- Research Team:
- Repository:
- 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?)
- Bibilographic Information:
- Auffenberg, W. 1981. The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981:509-522.
- Curatorial Notes:
MW 49/136
- CODI ID:
- 3110
- Arch. Locality:
- Geo. Locality:
- Elements Preserved:
- PERI-f
- Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Taxonomy
- Class:
- Reptilia
- Order:
- Testudines
- Suborder:
- Cryptodira
- Infraorder:
- Superfamily:
- Testidinoidea
- Family:
- Testudinidae
- Subfamily:
- Tribe:
- Genus:
- Geochelone
- Species:
- pardalis
- Subspecies:
- Taxonomic Notes:
- The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines.
- Taxonomic Problems:
- Bed:
- Level:
- In Situ:
- Unknown
- Stratigraphic Horizon: