|
OVPP-Mungos 2 |
80 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, R-P, R-M, R-C, R-I |
|
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 |
|
Mungos |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Erinaceus 80 |
2152 |
7 - FLK North |
|
TIB-f |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
Erinaceoidea |
Erinaceidae |
Erinaceinae |
|
Erinaceus |
broomi |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Erinaceus 81 |
2153 |
7 - FLK North |
|
TIB-f |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
Erinaceoidea |
Erinaceidae |
Erinaceinae |
|
Erinaceus |
broomi |
|
|
No |
|
1311 |
3901 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-FEM, R-TIB |
|
|
I |
|
4 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
1311 |
7662 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-FEM, R-TIB |
|
|
I |
|
4 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
M. 21447 |
181 |
23 - TK |
|
CRA, L/R-MAX-f, L-HOR, L/R-P, L/R-M, L/R-I |
1931 |
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
III, IV |
|
4 feet below Masek Beds |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
This neotype specimen is pictured in plates 81 and 82. The original holotype of M. kattwinkelli (VI-1099) was lost in WWII in Munich. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Alcelaphinae |
Alcelaphini |
Xenocephalus |
kattwinkelli |
|
Neotype - This specimen was reclassified by Gentry and Gentry (1978) as Megalotragus kattwinkeli. |
No |
|
OVPP-Elephantulus 16 |
2862 |
7 - FLK North |
|
MAX, M, P, I |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
|
5 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1976. Elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 4. pp. 1-56. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
|
Macroscelididae |
|
|
Elephantulus |
fuscus |
leakeyi |
|
No |
|
OVPP-Elephantulus 23 |
2869 |
7 - FLK North |
|
MAX, P, I |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
|
5 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1976. Elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 4. pp. 1-56. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
|
Macroscelididae |
|
|
Elephantulus |
fuscus |
leakeyi |
|
No |
|
M. 17073 |
10386 |
|
|
An isolated lower canine tooth. |
1953 |
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
B.K.II |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
Brit. Mus. Palaeont. Dept. Marked Old. B.K.II, 1953/443 |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1958 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suina |
|
Suoidea |
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-498 |
9868 |
|
|
I-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Upper |
Below Tuff 1B. |
-- |
Fragment of incisor. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/06/26 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-383 |
9754 |
|
|
I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Upper |
Below Tuff 1E. |
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/06/24 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Hippomorpha |
|
|
Equidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
M. 17071 |
10384 |
|
|
The greater part of a mandible. |
1953 |
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
Chellean I Living Site |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
marked Old. B.K.II, 1953/454; Brit. Mus. Palaeont. Dept. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1958 |
|
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-95 |
7773 |
|
|
M, I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
|
Claystone 1 meter below Tuff 1D. |
-- |
Molar (A). Incisor (B). |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/29 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-51 |
7729 |
|
|
MAN, M, I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Claystone interbedded with sandstone; concretions coming from sandstone above claystone; one meter above Tuff IB. |
-- |
Complete suid mandible in sandstone concretion. Needs significant preparation. Visible teeth unobscured by concretion are right and left central incisors and portion of left M3. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/28 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
Y |
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-24 |
7701 |
|
|
MAX-f, I, M, PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
III, II |
|
Contact scree slope |
-- |
Maxilla fragment with four incisors, two molars and one intermediate phalanx. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/28 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Hippomorpha |
|
|
Equidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
MB.Ma.25180 |
9201 |
|
|
TIB-f |
1931 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
Deinotherium horizont; Leakey site |
-- |
Proximal. Reck field number: IV 83d. Mfn room number: 2251. Cabinet: P0449-4. Drawer: 41. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Hippomorpha |
|
|
Equidae |
Equinae |
Equini |
Equus |
|
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
M. 17074 |
10385 |
|
|
A fragment of mandible with a well preserved lower third molar |
1935 |
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
I |
top of Bed I |
F.L.K. |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
Brit. Mus. Palaeont. Dept. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1958 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suina |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
|
Yes |
|
M. 17112 |
10387 |
|
|
An upper third molar in a fragment of maxilla. |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
F.L.K. |
|
Brit. Mus. Palaeont. Dept. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1958 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suina |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
Suidae |
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-274 |
7952 |
32 - MNK Main |
|
LIMB-f, PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Middle |
Found right beside OGAP trench at MNK Main excavation. |
-- |
Distal limb and phalanx. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/07/08 |
253 - OVPP |
Yes |
Y |
Aves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
FLK 1 510 |
1382 |
5 - FLK |
|
TIB-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
G. 15 |
Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls. |
|
137 - A. Gentry |
|
|
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Antilopinae |
Antilopini |
Gazella |
|
|
|
No |
|
M. 14683 |
10383 |
|
|
Two upper tusks, probably of the same individual. |
1934 |
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
I |
lower part, Middle Pleistocene |
Kamasian Pluvial |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
British Museum Palaeontology Department |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1942 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
Paratypes. Originally classified as Koiropotamus majus (Hopwood, 1934). Reclassified as Potamochoerus majus (Leakey, 1942). |
Yes |
|
M. 17090 |
10388 |
|
|
A broken fragment of the left side of a mandible with damaged first molar, but with second and third molars intact. |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
Kamasian Pluvial |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
Holotype. Formerly Coryndon Museum No. F. 3666. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
1942 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suina |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
Suinae |
Suini |
Mesochoerus |
olduvaiensis |
|
|
Yes |
|
M. 14682 |
10382 |
|
|
Part of a left mandibular ramus with P3-M1 and the alveolus for P2. |
1934 |
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
IV |
upper part, Middle Pleistocene |
Kanjeran Pluvial |
LSB Leakey. 1958. Fossil Mammals of Africa: Some East African Pleistocene Suidae. British Museum. No. 14. |
|
|
1934 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
Potamochoerus |
majus |
|
Holotype. Originally classified as Koiropotamus majus (Hopwood, 1934). Reclassified as Potamochoerus majus (Leakey, 1942). |
Unknown |
|
OLD 15776 |
10162 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
L-FIB |
|
|
I |
|
Layer 3 scree |
Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27. |
PARATYPE. "Paratypes: The following specimens are from layer 3 of locality FLK NNI and can be attributed to the same individual as the holotype: 15740, premaxillae; 3301, lower part of right coracoid. 15364 and 15473, proximal and distal parts of left femur; 16377, distal part of right femur; 15701, distal part of left tibiotarsus; 15776, left fibula; 16262, proximal part of right tarsometatarsus; 15730, distal part of left tarsometatarsus; 15942, 15946, 16050, 16171, 16174, 16176 to 16180, pedal phalanges. 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). Image notes: (Scale = 2 cm) A-B: Left coracoid, holotype, OLD 15802, FLK NNI, layer 3, A anterior face, B posterior face. C: Right tarsometatarsus, proximal part, paratype, OLD 16262, FLK NNI, scree, anterior face. D: Left tarsometatarsus, distal part, paratype, OLD 15730, FLK NNI, layer 3, anterior face. E-F: Left femur, proximal half, paratype, OLD 15364, FLK NNI, layer 2+3, E anterior face, F Posterior face. G-H: Left femur, distal part, paratype, OLD 15473, FLK NNI, layer 3, G anterior face, H posterior face. I: Left tarsometatarsus, almost complete, OLD 11574, FLK NI, layer 1, anterior face. J-K: Left femur, lacking the distal part, OLD 11586, FLK NI, layer 2, J anterior face, K posterior face. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Aves |
Strigiformes |
|
|
|
Strigidae |
|
|
Bubo |
leakeyae |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-13 |
7691 |
|
|
MAN-f, M, I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
|
Less than 0.5 meters above Bed I lava. |
-- |
In matrix, fragments; needs preparation. Possibly associated postcranial specimens. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
|
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Suiformes |
|
Suoidea |
Suidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-406 |
9777 |
|
|
PHX, LIMB |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Lower |
On top of Tuff 1F. |
-- |
Phalanx and long bone. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/06/24 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Reptilia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-117 |
7798 |
|
|
LIMB |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
|
Popcorn clays 3 meters below OLAPP hippo trench; 5 meters below Tuff 2A. |
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/30 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-571 |
9944 |
|
|
TIB, HUM-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Sandstone 15m above ignimbrite, below Tuff IA but not sure how far below. |
-- |
Immature. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/06/30 |
253 - OVPP |
Yes |
Y |
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-573 |
9946 |
|
|
MAN, R-P, L/R-M, L/R-I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Sandstone 15m above ignimbrite, below Tuff IA but not sure how far below. |
-- |
Almost complete mandible with right P2-M3, left M1-2, and LI3-RI3. Three pieces- A, B, and C. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/06/30 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Bovinae |
Hippotragini |
|
|
|
|
No |
|
DK I/98 |
8072 |
24 - DK |
|
L-I |
1963 |
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
2 |
Strip I |
-- |
Lower left second incisor. Possibly cercocebus? Card in bag with specimen states "Old '63 DK I Strip I L/2". |
|
2012/07/25 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
Cercopithecinae |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD 63/3114 DK I |
8125 |
24 - DK |
|
I |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
3 |
Strip II |
-- |
Upper incisor. The card in bag states "OLD '63 DK I Strip II L/3 cercopithecoidea, cercopithecidae". L/3 strip II. Pleistocene. |
|
2012/07/27 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
2154 |
8113 |
24 - DK |
|
I |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
2 |
Strip III |
-- |
Incisor. Card in bag states "Field no. 067/2954,STRIP III, L/2, DK I, incisor".Pleistocene. |
|
2012/07/27 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD 61 067/4073 I DK I |
8091 |
24 - DK |
|
RIB-f |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
|
Surface |
-- |
Rib fragment with head and angle. |
|
2012/07/26 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD 61/2969 MPC I |
8111 |
74 - DK E |
|
I |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
I |
T.T.? |
surface |
-- |
Lower incisor. Card in bag states "Old '61 DK I. T.T. surface 067/2955." Specimen is in bag with OLD 61/2955 DK I T.T. Card in bag states "MPC I = DK I". Pleistocene. |
|
2012/07/26 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD/62 MCK II S KNM? 2534? |
8201 |
80 - MCK |
|
FIB-f |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
II |
|
Surface |
-- |
Distal end of fibula with portion of shaft. Pleistocene. |
|
2012/08/02 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-619 |
9992 |
|
|
I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Surface 4m below Tuff IB; sandy calcareous clays. |
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/07/02 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-626 |
9999 |
|
|
P-f, M-f, L/R-I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Surface 6m below Tuff IB; sandy calcareous clays. |
-- |
Fragment of mandibular P4, fragment of molar, and right mandibular I2, right maxillary I1. Four teeth- labeled A, B, C, and D. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/07/02 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-643 |
10016 |
|
|
C-f, I-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
Surface 6m below Tuff IB; sandy calcareous clays. |
-- |
Probably not from a single individual. Upper and lower canine and incisor. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/07/02 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OH 22 |
3737 |
73 - VEK/MNK |
|
R-MAN-f
, R-P
, R-M
, R-I-f
, R-C-f |
1968 |
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
III/IV |
|
Surface, indeterminate gravel |
Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Right half of mandible with roots of I1-C and complete P3-M2. Specimen previously housed at National Museum of Kenya. |
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|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Hominoidea |
Hominidae |
Homininae |
Hominini |
Homo |
cf. erectus |
|
|
No |
|
OLD/62 FLK S. (Nr. FLK NI) |
8194 |
72 - FLK Maiko Gully |
|
R-TIB-f |
|
122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
|
|
surface? |
-- |
Proximal end and portion of shaft of right tibia. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "LSB Leakey `62. Field No: OLD/62 068/6158 FLK(Nr FLK NI) S". |
|
2012/08/02 |
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Primates |
Anthropoidea |
Haplorhini |
Cercopithecoidea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |