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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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208 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
OVPP-Afrochoerus 3 575 30 - DC UK 104 - Unknown II upper 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Afrochoerus nicoli No
OVPP-Afrochoerus 4 576 34 - MLK UK 104 - Unknown II upper 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Afrochoerus nicoli No
OVPP-Orthostonyx 1 577 32 - MNK Main UK 104 - Unknown II middle 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Suinae Phacochoerini Orthostonyx brachyops No
OVPP-Orthostonyx 2 578 19 - SHK UK 104 - Unknown II middle 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Suinae Phacochoerini Orthostonyx brachyops No
OVPP-Suidae 1 579 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. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Indet. No
OVPP-Suidae 2 580 31 - EF-HR UK 104 - Unknown II middle 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Indet. No
OVPP-Suidae 3 581 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. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Indet. No
M. 14682 1344 L-MAN-f, P, M 1931-32 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) IV Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. 293 - A.T. Hopwood Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Koiropotamus majus Holotype. This specimen was later reclassified as Kolpochoerus majus by Bishop (2010) No
M. 14683 1345 R/L-, TUSK 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) I Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. Two tusks, which are probably from the same individual represent the two paratypes. 293 - A.T. Hopwood Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Koiropotamus majus Paratypes No
M. 14684 1346 M 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) II Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. 293 - A.T. Hopwood Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Tetraconodontinae Notochoerus dietrichi Holotype No
M. 14685 1347 L-MAN-f, L-M 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) II Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. 293 - A.T. Hopwood Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Tetraconodontinae Notochoerus dietrichi Paratype- This specimen was referred to as the holotype by Bishop (2010). Bishop also reclassified this sepcimen as Metridiochoerus hopwoodi. No
OVPP-Metridiochoerus 2 3716 24 - DK M 104 - Unknown I Bishop, L. C. 2010. Suoidea. Werdelin, L., Sanders, W. J., eds. In: Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. London: University of California Press. pp. 821-842. 156 - L. Bishop Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Suinae Phacochoerini Metridiochoerus compactus No
840 3927 27 - MNK R-M-f, (n=2) II Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Specimens are an upper and lower M2. 157 - L. Hlusko Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
2658 3935 L-HUM 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 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OVPP-L-118 4085 AST 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- Specimen label: OLD-86-25-1-S. Box #: OLD-88-3-5 Bone & Teeth. 157 - L. Hlusko Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OVPP-Metridiochoerus 1 7478 104 - Unknown Bishop, L. C. 2010. Suoidea. Werdelin, L., Sanders, W. J., eds. In: Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. London: University of California Press. pp. 821-842. It is unclear what elements were recovered or locality. 156 - L. Bishop Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Suinae Phacochoerini Metridiochoerus hopwoodi No
OVPP-3 7681 M-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- M3 fragment 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OVPP-6 7684 M 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Masek -- Not sure if specimen is fossilized. 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP No Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae 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-159 7838 MAN-f, M 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania III, IV -- Mandibular fragment with M3. 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
1931 II 36 8638 R-MTC 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Dietrich, 1933? MTC 3. Label/publication taxon ID: Koiropotamus sp. Reck Field No.: IV 266. Museum label notes: 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Koiropotamus Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
1931 II 35 8808 CRA, R/d-P, R/d-M, L/d-P, L/d-M 1913 116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany Dietrich, W.O. 1937. Pleistoz Reck Field No.: none. Dietrich 1937:97 states this is probably from Bed IV. Leakey 1965 refers to Koiropotamus as Potamochoerus (Koiropotamus). Museum label notes: juv., female, Horizont 4. Almost complete cranium w R dP4-M1, L P1, L dP4-M1. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Koiropotamus Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
MB.Ma.7065 9218 TOOTH-f 128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany -- Tooth frag & thin section by W. Janensch. Reck field number: XIX 1548. Mfn room number: 2251. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OVPP-499 9869 SKULL, AXIS, CER, PHX, HUM-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 2 meters below Tuff 1A. -- Skull with associated post-crania. Pieces labeled A through P. A = cranium, B= right mandible fragment, C= left mandible fragment, D= right mandibular symphysis through P4, E= left mandibular symphysis, F-J= teeth, K= axis, L-M+ cervical vertebrae, O= intermediate phalanx, P= distal humerus. Two additional bags of bones and bone fragments that were found at OVPP-499 locality with carnivore breakage and tooth marks. 157 - L. Hlusko 253 - OVPP Yes Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OVPP-L-1608 10394 38 - WK Tusk Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suina Suidae Yes
OVPP-L-1520 10448 22 - SC 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania 2 Molars Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suina Suidae Yes
OVPP-L-1533 10463 22 - SC 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania 2 Tooth fragments: 1 maxillary canine tip & 1 maxillary premolar Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OVPP-L-1554 10485 5 - FLK 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Tip of canine Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-354 11391 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-354 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-982 11804 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-982 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-984 11806 TUSK 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-984 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-916 11814 I 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-916 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-922 11819 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-922 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-936 11822 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-936 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-953 11828 TUSK 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-953 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-955 11829 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-955 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-956 11830 M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-956 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-963 11832 TUSK 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-963 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-968 11835 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-968 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-971 11836 TUSK 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-971 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes