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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-Crocidura 3	416	6 - FLK NN		UK		104 - Unknown	I	middle	1, 3	Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.		142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Yes		Mammalia	Insectivora			Soricoidea	Soricidae	Crocidurinae		Crocidura	hindei			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
	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
	01. R. M5-18	3148			R-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NI, layers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; FLK NNI, layers 1, 2, and 3; FLK I, Zinjanthropus layer. It is unclear where individual specimens come from, however.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Mus	petteri			No
	01. R. M2-273	3405			MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Zelotomys	leakeyi			No
	01. R. M5-520	3662			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layers 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Aethomys	lavocati			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-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
	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
	OVPP-Crocidura 4	417	7 - FLK North		UK		104 - Unknown	I	upper	3, 4, 5	Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.		142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Yes		Mammalia	Insectivora			Soricoidea	Soricidae	Crocidurinae		Crocidura	hindei			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
	01. R. M6-19	3149			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NI, layers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; FLK NNI, layers 1, 2, and 3; FLK I, Zinjanthropus layer. It is unclear where individual specimens come from, however.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Mus	petteri			No
	01. R. M2-274	3406			MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Zelotomys	leakeyi			No
	01. R. M5-521	3663			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layers 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Aethomys	lavocati			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
	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
	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
	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
	M 104215	13094			THO		114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	OLD-1178				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							Unknown