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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-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
	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
	124	6579	19 - SHK		L-FRO, L-SPHT	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.	The two bones are in articulation.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			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
	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
	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
	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
	OVPP-Clarias 21	2573	6 - FLK NN		FRO, MSEH, SPHT, L-OPER, SKULL-f, L/R-QUAD, L/R-DNTY, RAY-f		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=3.These specimens are from trench VI.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Yes		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			No
	138	6580	19 - SHK		L/R-PSTM	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.		151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			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
	FLK NI 29627	10199	7 - FLK North		L-HUM-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 humerus broken at base of bicipital crest. "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			Colius	cf. striatus			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
	OVPP-Chelonia 7	695	29 - FC W		UK		104 - Unknown	II	middle	both 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
	OVPP-Clarias 22	2576	6 - FLK NN		L-ETHM, SOCC, SKULL-f, R-PORB, L-PAL, R/L-EPHL, R/L-CRHL, R/L-ARTC, CLEI-f, VER, L/R-QUAD, L-DNTY	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=66. Multiple of each element is represented; authors do not specify the numbers for every element.These specimens are from trench II.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Yes		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			No
	7285	3940			L-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	2012/6/28		Unknown		Mammalia	Carnivora											No
	144	6581	19 - SHK		L-SPINE, RAY, VER	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.		151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			No
	OVPP-L-239	8381			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: ?. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	RMNH101	9411			AST		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
	OVPP-561	9926			CAL-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	III			--	Calcaneal fragment. Found near OVPP-297.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/27	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Carnivora	Feliformia			Hyaenidae							No
	FLK NNI 3136	10200	6 - FLK NN		L-HUM-f	1960-2		I			Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211.	Distal end of left humerus. "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			Colius	cf. striatus			No
	OVPP-L-1091	10370	22 - SC		PHX		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania					Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.1857				Unknown		Mammalia												No
	OLD-1349a	11617	19 - SHK		PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-1349a; proximal phalanx				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							No
	OLD-316	11868			MTP		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-316; found in hippopotamus drawer				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	M 104234	12021			R-SCP-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1184				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-714	12336			VERT		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-714				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OLD-111	12403			PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-111; PHX intermediate				Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla											No
	OLD-260	12524			PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-260; intermediate phalanx				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							No