|
OVPP-Mammalia |
3801 |
83 - FLK NW |
|
AST, (n=33), CAL, (n=73), FEM, (n=272), HUM, (n=186), I, (n=316), M, (n=108), MAN, (n=161), MAX, (n=68), MTP, (n=257), PHX, (n=77), PVG, (n=218), RAD, (n=55), SCP, (n=40), TIB, (n=395), ULNA, (n=76), VER, (n=595) |
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|
I |
20 |
|
Arcos, S., Sevilla, P., and Fernandez-Jalvo, Y. 2010. Preliminary small mammal taphonomy of FLK NW level 20 (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). Quarternary Research 74:405-410. |
MNI is 198. Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". |
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|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". |
No |
|
OVPP-Serpentes 1 |
232 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several snakes have been found associated with the Oldowan culture. Details are not given. |
140 - E.E. Williams |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Serpentes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Serpentes 2 |
233 |
5 - FLK |
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I, II |
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several snake specimens have been found. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Serpentes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Serpentes 3 |
234 |
26 - FC |
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
IV |
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several snake specimens have been found. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
No |
|
Reptilia |
Serpentes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
FLK W 1969.82a |
1070 |
55 - FLK W |
|
CRA, R/L-HOR, SKULL, VER |
1969 |
104 - Unknown |
|
|
Above Tuff IF below the Sandy Conglomerate |
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. |
The skull is a crushed cranium with horn cores. This is a skeleton found in association with several antilopine bones that the authors mention but do not provide specimens for. |
137 - A. Gentry |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Alcelaphinae |
Alcelaphini |
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Boaedon 1 |
1929 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several small vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Colubridae |
|
|
Boaedon |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Coluber 1 |
1930 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several large vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Colubridae |
|
|
Coluber |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Grayia 1 |
1931 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several small vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Colubridae |
|
|
Grayia |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Dasypeltis 1 |
1932 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
Colubroidea |
Colubridae |
|
|
Dasypeltis |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Naja 3 |
1933 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Elapidae |
|
|
Naja |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Bitis 7 |
1934 |
|
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This genus is represented by several vertebrae. It is unclear how many individuals are represented. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Viperidae |
|
|
Bitis |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Bitis 15 |
1943 |
5 - FLK |
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle (Zinjanthropus) |
22 feet below the upper limit of bed I. |
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
This unknown viperid may indicate another Bitis. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Viperidae |
|
|
Bitis |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Tilapia 9 |
2452 |
24 - DK |
|
VER, SPINE |
1962 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
|
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tilapini |
Tilapia |
|
|
This specimen is "probably" Tilapia. |
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 2 |
2459 |
24 - DK |
|
VER |
1963 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
1 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented in this assemblage. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 4 |
2541 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
VER, PTYG, RAY, SPINE, OPER |
1963 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=2.The authors say there are an absolute minimum of two individuals but there may be more. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 6 |
2545 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SKULL, VER, PCG, SPINE, RAY |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
There is no estimate of the number of individuals represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 7 |
2550 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
VER |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
There is no estimate of the number of individuals represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 9 |
2562 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SPINE, VER |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench III. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 11 |
2572 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
RAY, VER, SPINE |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench VI (980). |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 12 |
2642 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
DNTY, PTYG, RAY, VER, SPINE-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2, 3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench II. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
These specimens could be from Tilapia. |
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 13 |
2643 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
OPER-f, VER, SPINE-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2, 3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench II. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 14 |
2663 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
OPER, VER-f, HMND-f, PTER, SPINE-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2, 3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=3.The specimens are from trench II. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tilapini |
Tilapia |
|
|
This specimen is "probably Tilapia." |
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 15 |
2716 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SPINE-f, URHL-f, R/L-OPER-f, PTER, VER-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2, 3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. They were recovered in trench III. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 16 |
2727 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
VER-f, DNTY-f, OPER-f, SPINE-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
These specimens are "probably Cichlidae." |
No |
|
OVPP-Percifomes 1 |
2777 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SPINE-f, VER-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
2 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
These fishes are from an unidentified family of percoid fishes. It is unknown how many individuals are represented. They were recovered from trench III. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 17 |
2789 |
5 - FLK |
|
VER-f, SPINE |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle (Zinjanthropus) |
22 feet below the upper limit of bed I. |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 19 |
2792 |
7 - FLK North |
|
RAY, VER |
1962 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
5 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
These specimens are from trench V. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 20 |
2793 |
7 - FLK North |
|
RAY, VER |
1962 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
5 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
These specimens are from trench III. There are some other unidentifiable fragments from this locality that are thought to be fish bones. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 21 |
2794 |
7 - FLK North |
|
RAY, VER |
1961 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
5 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
These specimens are from trench IV. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 22 |
2795 |
7 - FLK North |
|
VER |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
These specimens are from trench III. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 23 |
2806 |
19 - SHK |
|
VER, SPINE |
1955 |
104 - Unknown |
IV |
|
|
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
144 |
2822 |
19 - SHK |
|
VER, RAY-f |
1957 |
104 - Unknown |
II |
|
|
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many specimens are represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 10 |
6541 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
RAY-f, VER-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench VI. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
144 |
6593 |
19 - SHK |
|
VER, RAY-f |
1957 |
104 - Unknown |
II |
|
|
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
It is unclear how many specimens are represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-240 |
7918 |
|
|
VER |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Middle |
|
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/07/06 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Reptilia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-257 |
7935 |
|
|
LIMB-f, VER-f, PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Middle |
|
-- |
Long bone (A), Vertebral body (B), and Phalanx (C) |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/07/08 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Reptilia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD 1952 068/5764 BK II A? |
8068 |
10 - BK |
|
SAC, VER |
1952 |
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
II |
|
|
-- |
Sacrum and first caudal vertebra. Needs preparation. Packed in National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya in box 188 or 189 labeled "Cercopithecidae" for transport to National Museum of History, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
|
2012/07/23 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD 61/2975 MPC I KNM 2.95 |
8114 |
|
|
VER-f |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
|
|
-- |
Vertebral fragment. Pleistocene. |
|
2012/07/27 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
71 |
8135 |
|
|
VER-f |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
|
|
|
-- |
Vertebral fragments. Two vertebral centrums and one fragment. label on bag states "OLD 1957 SHK II 8?7." |
|
2012/07/30 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
1931 II 515 |
9112 |
|
|
VER-f |
1913 |
116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Fragment. Label/publication taxon ID: None. Reck Field No.: VI 678. This specimen's number was not visible in any photographs. There are multiple photographs with fossils that potentially represent this specimen. As a result, all photographs that may represent the specimen were added to this record. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |