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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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1826 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-489 12662 320 - 39 SES 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-489 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
M 104207 12663 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-49; right upper M1 or M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104025 12664 L-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-490; left lower M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104010 12665 L-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-491; left upper M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-492 12666 5 - FLK HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-492; HUM-f distal; "FLK I S" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
M 103971 12668 10 - BK L-HOR 1935 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-495; "BED II Surface Site BK 9.V.35" 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Parmularius angusticornis No
M. 104075 12669 R-MAN, P, M (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- R-MAN with P4, M1, M2, and M3; OLD-496; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 103930 12670 10 - BK 302 - 5 HOR 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-497; partial horncore; "Oldoway BK II 5 14.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis No
M 103931 12671 10 - BK 302 - 5 HOR 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-498; partial horncore; "Oldoway BK II 5 14.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis No
M 103933 12672 10 - BK 302 - 5 HOR 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-499; partial horncore; "Oldoway BK II 5 14.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis oldowayensis Unknown
OLD-5 12673 HUM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-5; distal end of humerus; has been glued; "OLD/69 DKI A L/2" Unknown Mammalia "Insectivore?? Carnivore (Hedgehog) (Not- too large trochlea not same.)" Yes
OLD-500 12674 321 - GHJK MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-500; podial; "OLDY GHJK II S 31.V.35." Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae No
M 103937 12675 10 - BK 302 - 5 HOR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-501; "Oldoway BK II 5 14.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis No
M 103932 12676 10 - BK 302 - 5 HOR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-502; "Oldoway BK II 5 14.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini Pelorovis No
OLD-503 12677 39 - MRC TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-503 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
M. 104071 12678 R-M 10/5/35 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- "OLDY MRC 2 S 10/5/35"; Right upper M1 or M2; OLD-504; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104209 12679 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-505; right upper M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 103960 12680 54 - NGC 302 - 5 HOR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-506; "OLD Y NGC IV 5 20/5/35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Connochaetes No
M. 104068 12681 L-M 3.VII.35 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- Left upper M3; OLD-507; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 103965 12682 30 - DC L-FRLT, L-HOR 1935 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-508; "Bed II Surface Site DC" 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 14542 781 L-HOR-f 1932 114 - Natural History Museum UK I 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 264 - Leakey family expedition, 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Reduncinae Reduncini Kobus sigmoidalis No
M. 22451 1529 19 - SHK L-PVG 1935 114 - Natural History Museum UK II Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls. This is from a sub-adult. It is probably from the same individual as 22444. 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition, 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Neotragini Phenacotragus recki No
M. 22391 1530 19 - SHK L-PVG 1935 114 - Natural History Museum UK II Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls. There are two left juvenile pelvic girdles labeled as M. 22391. 137 - A. Gentry 264 - Leakey family expedition, 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Neotragini Phenacotragus recki No
OVPP-Struthio 8 10153 PVG-f , LUM 1931 114 - Natural History Museum UK I Lowe PR. 1933. On Some Struthious remains:1. Description of some pelvic remains of a large fossil ostrich, Struthio oldawayi, from the L. Pleistocene of Oldaway (Tanganyika Territory). 75(4): 652-8. HOLOTYPE. 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Aves Struthioniformes Struthioni Struthionides Struthionidae Struthio Oldawayi No
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-346 11383 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-346; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-347 11384 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-347; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-348 11385 M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-348 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-349 11386 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-349 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-350 11387 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-350; maxilla fragment with 2 molars Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-351 11388 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-351; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-352 11389 M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-352; "?II (written in Bic)" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
M 103983 11390 10 - BK R-HOR 1935 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II Surface -- OLD-353 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Parmularius angusticornis Yes
OLD-354 11391 M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-354 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae Yes
OLD-355 11392 M , MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-355; molar with adhering maxilla fragment; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-356 11393 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-356; distal phalanx, pedal bone; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-358 11395 MTC 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-358; Subfossil? Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-412 11414 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-412; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-339 11415 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-339; metapodial distal end fragment. Looks sectioned Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-699 11416 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-699 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes