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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-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)			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".				Unknown		Mammalia											Authors describe specimens as "small mammals".	No
	OVPP-Chelonia 5	693	7 - FLK North		UK		104 - Unknown	II	lower		Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.	Several tortoises are represented in beds 1, 2, and 4. There is no mention of how many specimens or what elements are preserved.	142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Reptilia	Chelonia							Indet.				No
	D. 33	1491	5 - FLK		MTC-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I			Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Proximal end	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella				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
	361	3938			MTT			I/II			Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100.	Specimen is the third metatarsal. Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from FLK N, FLK NN, KK, BK, and DK but does not specifically assign site.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/6/25		Unknown		Aves												No
	OVPP-168	7846			FEM		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	III/IV		Five meters below Masek/Ndutu.	--	Needs preparation- in three pieces.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/07/06	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OLD 61/2974	8104			MAN-f		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	I			--	Fragment of alveolar margin of mandible. Card in bag states "Field no. 067/2974, Bed I, MPC I, OLD 1961". Pleistocene.		2012/07/26	264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Primates	Anthropoidea	Haplorhini	Cercopithecoidea	Cercopithecidae							No
	OVPP-L-237	8379			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: OLD-87-87-Z-S. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	1931 II 919	9153			THO	1913	116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany				--	Thoracic. Label/publication taxon ID: Philantomba monticola. Reck Field No.: IV 269.			273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini				Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012.	No
	RMNH1	9409			FEM		129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH)				--		159 - R. Bernor			Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae	Equinae	Hipparionini	Eurygnathohippus			Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus.	No
	COP-12-83	9667			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I			--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/22	254 - COP	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OVPP-552	9923			HOR		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	Sand about 1.5m below Tuff IA.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OLD FLK NI 19721	10198	6 - FLK NN		ULNA-f	1960-2		I			Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211.	One proximal end of an ulna. "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, 1993:193).				Unknown		Aves	Coliiformes				Coliidae	Urocoliinae		Urocolius				No
	OLD-883	11418			TOOTH		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-883				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OLD-1347a	11615	19 - SHK		PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-1347a; proximal phalanx				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							No
	OLD-306	11866			AST		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-306				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OLD-1905	11990			LIMB-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1905; unidentified limb immature fragment				Unknown		Mammalia												Yes
	OLD-716	12335			TUSK		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-716				Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Suidae							Yes
	OLD-110	12402			PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-110; PHX intermediate				Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla											No
	M 103884	12850			M		114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	OLD-740; lower left M1 or M2; collected by Bate and Oakley; presented 1947				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Tragelaphini	Tragelaphus				No
	M. 104123	13020			L-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	Left upper M2; OLD-1106; (Last edit SC 2019)				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini					No
	OVPP-Chelonia 6	694	14 - HWK E		UK		104 - Unknown	II	lower	All levels	Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.	Several tortoises are represented in beds 1, 2, and 4. There is no mention of how many specimens or what elements are preserved.	142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Yes		Reptilia	Chelonia							Indet.				No
	D. 34	1492	5 - FLK		MTC-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I			Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Proximal end	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella				No
	1303	3939			R-COX			I/II			Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100.	Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from FLK N, FLK NN, KK, BK, and DK but does not specifically assign site.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/6/25		Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OVPP-169	7847			L-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	III/IV		Five meters below Masek/Ndutu.	--	Left mandibular M3.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/07/06	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OLD 61/2971 MPC I	8105	24 - DK		TOOTH		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	I			--	Tooth in concretion. Canine? Needs preparation. Card in bag states "Dental fragment OLD 1961 067/2971". Pleistocene.		2012/07/26	264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Primates	Anthropoidea	Haplorhini	Cercopithecoidea	Cercopithecidae							No
	OVPP-L-238	8380			I		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: OLD-87-57-1-S. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Giraffoidea	Giraffidae							No
	1931 II 920	9154			THO	1913	116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany				--	Thoracic. Label/publication taxon ID: Philantomba monticola. Reck Field No.: IV 274.			273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini				Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012.	No
	RMNH100	9410			PHX		129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH)				--	Posterior first phalanx IV.	159 - R. Bernor			Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae	Equinae	Hipparionini	Eurygnathohippus			Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus.	No
	COP-12-84	9668			PHX		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I			--	Proximal phalanx.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/22	254 - COP	Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	OVPP-553	9924			L-AST		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	Sand about 1.5m below Tuff IA.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	OVPP-L-1623	10409	41 - WK E									Fragment of a long bone				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OVPP-L-1542	10473	24 - DK				126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania					Indeterminate tooth fragments				Unknown		Indeterminate												Yes
	OLD-1348a	11616	19 - SHK		PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-1348a; proximal phalanx				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							No
	OLD-313	11867			TOOTH		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-313				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	M 104233	12020			L-SCP-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1183				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	M. 104106	12643			R-MAN, P (1), M (3)		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	Right mandible with P4-M3; OLD-469; (Last edit SC 2019)				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini					No
	M 104202	12768			L-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-631; left upper M1 or M2				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini					No
	M 104215	13094			THO		114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	OLD-1178				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							Unknown
	OLD-1806a	13204			HUM-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1806a; HUM-f shaft				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No