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IMPORTANT NOTE: We have maintained the originally published taxonomic designation for each specimen despite the fact that many of these specimens have been reclassified since.  We chose to follow this protocol because of the difficulty in keeping up to date with all of the taxonomic groups, and our hesitancy to make a judgement call on taxonomic debates.  As such, please search the database with this in mind, perhaps using higher level taxonomic classifications for your query.

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101 specimens found
Image Spec # CODI Database ID Arch. Locality Geo. Locality Elements Preserved Excavation Date Repository Bed Level Stratigraphic Horizon Bibliographic Information Curatorial Notes ID By ID Date Research Team In Situ Sediment or Matrix Adhering Class Order Suborder Infraorder Superfamily Family Subfamily Tribe Genus Species Subspecies Taxonomic Notes Taxonomic Problems
1931 II 956 8526 R-CAL 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. W navicular? attached. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VII 557. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OVPP-Pelorovis 9 1772 L-CAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 This specimen is unnumbered. 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
BK II 315 1324 10 - BK CAL Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) This specimen is associated with the talus BK II 63. Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini Theropithecus No
BK II 315 5399 10 - BK CAL Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) This specimen is associated with the talus BK II 63. Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini Theropithecus No
FLK NN I 800 846 6 - FLK NN L-FEM, R-HUM, R-RAD, R-ULN, R-TIB, OCX, R-CAL, VER, RIB 1961 104 - Unknown I Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446. This is from the same individual as FLK NN I 960. It is found slightly higher than the FLK NN I level, and is overlain by Tuff ID. 137 - A. Gentry Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Hippotraginae Hippotragini Hippotragus gigas It has resemblance to Oryx but the authors suggest it resembles H. gigas. No
OH 8 3723 6 - FLK NN 283 - 45 PHX , CAR , TAR , CLA , AST , CAL , CUNE , CUB , NAV , M-f 1960 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 3 Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. The molar-f was found on the surface and "probably also belongs to OH 8" (Leakey MD, 1971:228). Twelve associated foot bones including astragalus (has carnivore tooth marks (Leakey MD, 1971), calcaneus, cuboid and navicular, cuneiforms 1- 3, proximal ends with shafts, five metatarsals. Proximal ends of one metacarpal and three finger phalanges. One radius shaft. Clavicle with damaged articular ends. Foot articulates "almost perfectly with the OH 35 leg" (Susman, 1983:372). 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae Homininae Hominini Homo habilis Paratype No
OVPP-Erinaceus 91 2166 7 - FLK North CAL, (n=19) 104 - Unknown I upper 3, 4 Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. The authors mention 19 calcanei from layers 3 and 4. 150 - Butler and Greenwood Unknown Mammalia Insectivora Erinaceoidea Erinaceidae Erinaceinae Erinaceus broomi No
OLD/63 5507 DK I II/4 L/2 8276 24 - DK R-CAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I, II 2 -- Right calcaneus. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Cercopithecidae, left calcaneus of a fourth... ?." See photo of card found with specimen. 2012/08/10 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
LIT. AS 7?. VI. 35 8181 10 - BK R-CAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- Right calcaneus. Card in bag with specimen states "OLD 1953 BK II". Pleistocene. 2012/08/01 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD 1951 315 BK II 8273 10 - BK R-CAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- Right calcaneus. 2012/08/10 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
MB.Ma.29306 9206 CAL 1913 128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany -- Reck field number: V 69. Mfn room number: 2251. Cabinet: P0448-6. Drawer: 71. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Cynoidea Canidae Otocyon recki Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 571 8516 L-CAL-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. Partial. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: XVI 1322. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 573 8518 R-CAL-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. Partial. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: XVI 1253. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1913 II 1027 8528 R-CAL-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. Partial. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 859.2. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 568 8515 CAL-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. Partial. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: IV 244. This may not be Bovidae. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OLD-88 12288 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-88 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae Yes
OLD-879 12254 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed III -- OLD-879 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-872 12289 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-872; in Rhino drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Yes
OLD-828 12309 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-828 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-775 12320 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-775 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-73 12843 78 - FLK S CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-73; "OLDY FLK II S ?.VII.35" Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae No
OLD-681 12342 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-681 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-609 11964 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-609; in Rhino drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Yes
OLD-486 12358 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-486 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-381 11886 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-381 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-380 11885 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-380 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-200 12488 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-200; "IV S' 31" Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-19 12482 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-19 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae No
OLD-189 12480 35 - GTC CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-189; "OLD-Y GTC 14/5/35" Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-186 12477 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-186 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-185 12476 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-185 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-184 12475 9 - THC CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-184; THC I S Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-18 12470 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-18 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae No
OLD-17 12461 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-17 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae No
OLD-1566 13162 CALC 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1566; "May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1565 13161 CALC 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1565; "May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1564 13160 CALC 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1564; "May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1496 12224 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed IV Surface -- OLD-1496 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1428 11666 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1428 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1427 11665 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1427 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes