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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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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
OVPP-Herpestinae 3 78 7 - FLK North R-MAN, R-d-M, R-P 104 - Unknown I upper 4 Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Herpestidae Herpestinae No
OVPP-Herpestinae 4 81 6 - FLK NN R-MAN, R-d-P, R-C 104 - Unknown I middle 1 Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Herpestidae Herpestinae No
OVPP-Civettictis 1 84 6 - FLK NN d-M 104 - Unknown I middle 2, 3 Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Viverridae Civettictis sp. No
OVPP-Civettictis 3 86 6 - FLK NN L-MAN, L-d-P, L-P 104 - Unknown I middle 2, 3 Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Viverridae Civettictis sp. No
OVPP-Genetta 4 89 6 - FLK NN L-MAN, L-P, L-d-P 104 - Unknown I middle 3 Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Viverridae Viverrinae Genetta No
OVPP-Clarias 23 2644 6 - FLK NN SKULL-f, R/L-OPER, ARTC-f, QUAD-f, DNTY-f, URH:, R/L-RAY-f, CLEI-f, VER-f, ARCH-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=19. Multiple of each element is represented, authors do not specify number for every element. These specimens are from trench II, "long strip". 151 - Greenwood and Todd Yes Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias sp. 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-119 7799 d-M 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania II Popcorn clays 3 meters below OLAPP hippo trench; 5 meters below Tuff 2A. -- Maxillary dM2. 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae No
OVPP-89 7800 RAD-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Upper Reddish clay sediment overlying laminated Tuff 1F. -- Proximal radius. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/6/30 253 - OVPP No Mammalia No
BMNHM25351 9318 L/d-P 129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH) I -- Deciduous left mandibular P3. 159 - R. Bernor Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae Equinae Hipparionini Eurygnathohippus Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus. No
BMNHM25522 (1) 9370 L/d-P 129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH) IV -- Deciduous left mandibular P4. 159 - R. Bernor Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae Equinae Hipparionini Eurygnathohippus Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus. No
OVPP Tyto 1 10177 6 - FLK NN RAD-f , ULNA-f , CARMET , PHX I Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27. Authors do not specify specimen numbers. "Radius, 1 proximal and 1 distal part; ulna, 2 distal parts; carpometacarpus, 1 almost complete and l distal part; l phalanx of the wing; tarsometatarsus, 1 distal part and 2 distal fragments; 4 pedal phalanges" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:23). "Place of conservation of the material: The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to Tanzania" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:19). Unknown Aves Strigiformes Strigidae Tyto alba cf. affinis No
OVPP Tyto 2 10178 7 - FLK North RAD-f , ULNA-f , CARMET-f I Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27. Authors do not specify specimen numbers. "Coracoid, 2 upper parts; ulna, 1 distal part; carpometacarpus, 5 distal parts;tibiotarsus, 1 distal part; tarsometatarsus, 1 proximal and 2 distal parts; 21 pedal phalanges" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:23). "Place of conservation of the material: The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to Tanzania" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:19). Unknown Aves Strigiformes Strigidae Tyto alba cf. affinis No
OVPP Bubo 3 10185 7 - FLK North COR-f , HUM-f , RAD-f , ULNA-f , CARMET-f , FEM-f , TBT , CUNE , PHX I Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27. Coracoid, 2 upper and 2 lower parts; humerus, 3 distal parts; radius, 2 proximal parts; ulna, 1 distal part; carpometacarpus, 3 proximal parts; femur, 4 proximal parts and 1 distal; tibiotarsus, 3 distal parts; tarsometatarsus, 1 almost complete, 1 proximal and 1 distal parts; 1 ulnare (listed in elements as cuneiform); 20 pedal phalanges. Authors do not specify specimen numbers and refer to these specimens as "referred material". Place of conservation of the material: The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to Tanzania" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:17, 19). Unknown Aves Strigiformes Strigidae Bubo leakeyae No
FLK NI 21182 10193 7 - FLK North L-RAD-f 1960-2 I Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211. Left proximal radius fragment. "The specimen numbers are catalogue numbers of the Olduvai fossil birds, and the data are kept at the Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville. The fossils belong to the Tanzanian Ministry of Antiquities, Dar es Salaam. They were collected by Mary Leakey in 1960-1962" (Haarhoff, 1993:). Unknown Aves Coliiformes Coliidae Colius cf. striatus No
OLD-1211 11482 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1211; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1212 11483 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1212; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1213 11484 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1213; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1214 11485 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1214; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1215 11486 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1215; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1216 11487 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1216; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1217 11488 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1217; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1218 11489 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1218; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1219 11490 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1219; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1220 11491 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1220; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1221 11492 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1221; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1222 11493 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1222; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1223 11494 R-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1223; right radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1224 11495 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1224; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1225 11496 R-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1225; right radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1226 11497 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1226; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1227 11498 R-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1227; right radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1228 11499 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1228; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1229 11500 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1229; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1230 11501 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1230; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1231 11502 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1231; left radius proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1232 11503 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1232; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1233 11504 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1233; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1234 11505 RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1234; radius distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1235 11506 L-RAD-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1235; left radius distal end fragment; Taxonomy notes "Alcelaphini radii' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes