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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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68 specimens found
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
M18783 3874 9 - THC CAR I -- All specimens for this paper are thought to be from one individual (MNI = 1). Each specimen has its own specimen number. This carpal is a lunate. Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Selenida Chalicotherioidea Chalicotheriidae Schizotheriinae Schizotheriini Ancylotherium hennigi No
FLK NI 7985 10225 7 - FLK North CARMET 1960-2 I Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211. Carpometacarpus I lacking metacarpal III and posterior carpal trochlea. "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
FLK NI 8031 10227 7 - FLK North R-CARMET 1960-2 I Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211. Right carpometacarpus lacking metacarpal III, metacarpal I, and posterior carpal trochlea. "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
FLK NNI 15514 10226 6 - FLK NN L-CARMET-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 distal carpometacarpus; incomplete. "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
1931 II 1165 8486 THO, CAR 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:8-104. Label/Publication Taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VII 516.1. Thoracic, w carpal attached in matrix. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OLD-669 12790 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-669 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla ruminant Artiodactyl No
OLD-641 12774 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-641; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla ruminant Artiodactyl No
OLD-46 12635 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-46; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla "ruminant Artiodactyl No
OLD-414 12593 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-414; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-413 12592 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-413; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-700 12821 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-700; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla ruminant Artiodactyl No
OLD-93 12963 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-93; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla ruminant artiodactyl No
OLD-408 12590 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-408; lunar bone; "I" and "II" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-407 12589 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-407; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-406 12588 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-406; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-405 12587 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-405; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-399 12580 CAR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-399; lunar bone fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-33 12557 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-33; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla "ruminant Artiodactyl" No
OLD-280 12535 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-280; lunar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-109 12400 CAR (lunar) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-109; ruminant Artiodactyl Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla No
OLD-104 12397 CAR (lunar) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-104; ruminant Artiodactyl Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla No
OLD-103 12396 CAR (lunar) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-103; ruminant Artiodactyl Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla No
OLD-283 11902 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-283; lunate carpal bone; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-409 11891 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-409; lunate carpal bone; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OAS 354 10149 14 - HWK E R-CARMET-f 1989-2008 127 - National Natural History Museum, Arusha, Tanzania II Lowermost Prassack KA. 2014. Landscape distribution and ecology of Plio-Pleistocene avifaunal communities from Lowermost Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Journal of Human Evolution. 70:1-15. Specimen is labeled D in image: ), anterior view of right proximal carpometacarpus. "These fossils are currently being utilized in the publication of the author’s dissertation research wherein they have been given OAS (Olduvai Avian Specimen) numbers. Once the dissertation is completed, they will be returned to the OLAPP laboratory in Arusha, Tanzania, where they will be assigned OLAPP sequence numbers (Prassack, 2014)." 257 - OLAPP Yes Aves Anseriformes Anatidae cf. Cygnus aff. olor No
F4733 3048 CARA, PLAS-f 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) I Auffenberg, W. 1981. The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981:509-522. Original information indicated that this specimen was located in Nairobi. This specimen is likely within the material that was repatriated to Dar in 2011, but this has yet to be confirmed. 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown sinuatus W. Auffenberg ",",",",",",",",",",Reptilia" No
OVPP-2 7680 CAR 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- Large mammal 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP No Mammalia No
OLD-1894 13220 CAR or TAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK II S -- OLD-1894; podial; "OLDY KC IIS 7.5.35" Unknown Mammalia No