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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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2823 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
UCMP 42079 12816 CARA-f 1948 276 - University of California Museum of Paleontology Unknown Reptilia Testudines Yes
UCMP 42080 12817 TOOTH, VER-f 1948 276 - University of California Museum of Paleontology Unknown Reptilia Crocodilia Crocodylidae Crocodylinae Yes
OLD-725 12839 L-FRLT, L-HOR 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-725; L-FRLT with HOR; juvenile Unknown Yes
OLD-96 12980 24 - DK MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-96; proximal metapodial fragment; DK I S Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae No
M 104176 13050 LIMB-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1136 Unknown Aves Unknown
M 104172 13070 I-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1154 Unknown Mammalia Suidae or Equidae Yes
OLD-1379 13120 5 - FLK R-TIB-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-1379; distal end R-TIB-f; "Oldoway surface FLK I" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1384 13121 324 - NGI R-TIB-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV S -- OLD-1384; distal R-TIB-f; "OLD NGI IV S 20.v.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1482 13139 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1482; Pelvis fragment with obturator foramen Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1483 13140 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1483 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1499 13143 UK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV S -- OLD-1499 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1550 13146 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1550; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1551 13147 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1551; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1552 13148 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1552; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1553 13149 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1553; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1554 13150 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1554; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1555 13151 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1555; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1556 13152 SCP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1556; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1562 13158 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1562; proximal MTP-f; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1563 13159 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1563; distal MTP-f; May all be from Bed IV See strat info. for OLD-1558 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-1887 13215 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1887; os coxae-f Unknown Mammalia large mammal Unknown
OLD-1888 13216 LIMB-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1888 Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1896 13221 CRA-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1896 Unknown unknown Yes
OLD-1897 13222 TEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1897; petrous portion fragment Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1898 13223 27 - MNK TEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-1898; petrous portion fragment; "Oldoway MNK IV 6.V.35" Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1899 13224 TEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1899; petrous portion fragment Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1900 13225 SAC-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1900 Unknown Mammalia No
295 6605 10 - BK CLEI-f, L-SPINE 1957 104 - Unknown II Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Unknown Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias sp. No
645 6606 10 - BK ARTC-f 1957 104 - Unknown II Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Unknown Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias sp. No
1365 6610 10 - BK L-SPINE-f 1957 104 - Unknown II Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Unknown Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias sp. No
1405 6611 67 - FC S L-ETHM-f 1957 104 - Unknown III, IV Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. Specimens are either from Bed III or IV. The authors report this specimen as a fragment of a skull roofing bone, probably a left ethmoid. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Unknown Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias sp. No
NN42 6847 CARA-f 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) -- The authors say this specimen comes from "NN" though this is not a known locality. Perhaps it comes from FLK NN. 152 - W. Auffenberg Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
OVPP-Testudines 13 6849 29 - FC W CARA-f, PLAS 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) -- 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. 152 - W. Auffenberg 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
F6250 6852 69 - GRK S CARA, PLAS-f 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) -- 152 - W. Auffenberg Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
OVPP-Testudines 15 6853 18 - VEK SHEL-f 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) -- 152 - W. Auffenberg Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
F128 6856 19 - SHK SHEL-f 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) -- 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. 152 - W. Auffenberg 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
F240 6857 19 - SHK SHEL-f 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) 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. 152 - W. Auffenberg 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
7446 7643 7 - FLK North CRA-f, TOOTH I Zinjanthropus 3 Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Specimen is the anterior portion of the skull with teeth. Specimen is broken. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Cynoidea Canidae Canis mesomelas latirostris No
7188 7647 7 - FLK North FEM-f I Zinjanthropus 3 Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Cynoidea Canidae Canis mesomelas latirostris No
1672 7649 7 - FLK North HUM-f I Zinjanthropus 3 Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Specimen is the distal portion of a humerus. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Cynoidea Canidae Canis mesomelas latirostris No