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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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220 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
OLD-484 12359 19 - SHK R-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-484; right humerus proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
FLK N I 1961.7070 916 7 - FLK North R-HUM 1961 104 - Unknown I upper Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446. This specimen is pictured in plate 18, figure 2. 137 - A. Gentry Yes Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Parmularius altidens No
1952 BK II 272 1800 10 - BK R-HUM 1952 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
OH 75 3790 5 - FLK R-HUM 2009 127 - National Natural History Museum, Arusha, Tanzania I Zinjanthropus Surface. OLAPP/Earthwatch”Discovered by an Earthwatch project led by F.T. Masao in 2003 and 2004, respectively, and will be described elsewhere.” -R. Clarke (2011) No Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea hominidae A. cf. africanus/H. habilis OH 62-like No
068/6641 FLK I OPP. ZINJ 8200 72 - FLK Maiko Gully R-HUM 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I Opposite Zinj. -- Distal end of right humerus. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Olduvai". 2012/08/02 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
1933 I 96 8433 R-HUM 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany -- Label says in English (Hopwood?): Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae Equinae Equini Equus oldowayensis Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 1229 8578 R-HUM 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. Almost complete, juvenile. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: XVI 1144. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OAS 136 10147 14 - HWK E R-HUM 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 B in image: anterior view of complete right humerus. "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 Anas cf. crecca No
OLD-1000 13319 R-HUM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1000; "NG Bed IV Surface 20.V.35"; right distal humerus Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Giraffidae No
OVPP-P-26 13302 LIMB-f (Humerus) -- OLD NI I-4 5086 Unknown Yes
BK II 1957.42 822 10 - BK L-HUM-f 1957 104 - Unknown II Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446. 137 - A. Gentry Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Reduncinae Reduncini Kobus kob This humerus is likely from a kob but the authors are unsure. No
BK II 118 1315 10 - BK L-HUM-f 104 - Unknown II Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) 146 - C. J. Jolly Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini Theropithecus No
1952 BK II 1847 1803 10 - BK L-HUM-f 1952 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
OVPP-Pelorovis 15 1804 10 - BK L-HUM-f 1955 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
F. 929 1805 10 - BK L-HUM-f 1941 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 This specimen is listed in the monograph as 1941, S.2, F.929 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
1952 BK II 352 1807 10 - BK L-HUM-f 1952 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis No
1734 3892 7 - FLK North L-HUM-f I Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Arctoidea Mustelidae Lutrinae Aonychini Aonyx sp. No
1734 7653 7 - FLK North L-HUM-f I Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Arctoidea Mustelidae Lutrinae Aonychini Aonyx sp. No
OLD 1953/2 BK II 8122 10 - BK L-HUM-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II 2? -- Packed in National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya in box 188 or 189 labeled "Cercopithecidae" for transport to National Museum of History, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Distal end of left humerus. Large.Simopithecus? Pleistocene. 2012/07/27 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLDOWAY 1941/ F921 S I KNM 18 8189 L-HUM-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I Surface -- Distal end of left humerus. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Loc: Oldoway". Specimen label is also "Oldoway". 2012/08/01 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
1931 II 556 8565 L-HUM-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:62. Distal. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VII 829. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 574 8566 L-HUM-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:62. Distal. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 894 / 562 / VII 562. Number on label is VI 894 which is crossed out and has 562 written next to it, but on specimen number reads VII 562. Schwarz lists neither VI 562 nor VII 562 under humeri but rather VI 894.This specimen's number was not visible in any photographs. As a result, the photograph was included because it is likely that the specimen is represented in this image. However, this is not confirmed and it is possible that the specimen is not in this photograph. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 589 8568 L-HUM-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:62. Distal epiphysis (juvenile). Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 994. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 1025 8575 L-HUM-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany -- Distal. Reck Field No.: VII 562. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 1240 8580 L-HUM-f 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. Proximal. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 630. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 541 8584 L-HUM-f 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:63. Distal. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 1563 / 1593. Field number on label is VI 1563, while on specimen is written VI 1593. Schwarz 1937 p63 lists a humerus as VI 1563. Note: XXIV 1563 is the type cranium of Damaliscus angusticornis (Schwarz, 1937:56), apparently missing. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Megalotragus kattwinkeli Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. 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
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
OLD-1200 11471 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1200; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1202 11473 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1202; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1203 11474 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1203; left humerus proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1204 11475 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1204; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1205 11476 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1205; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1208 11479 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1208; left humerus shaft end fragment and left humerus proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1210 11481 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1210; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1191 11999 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1191; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1193 12001 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1193; left humerus proximal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1196 12003 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1196; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1198 12004 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1198; left humerus distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini humeri' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1189 13100 L-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1189; distal L-HUM-f; Drawer says "Alcelaphini humeri"; "IS" or "II"? Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae cf. Alcelaphini Unknown