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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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410 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-570 12729 MAX-f, M (3), P 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-570; MAX-f with M1, M2, M3, and P; possibly associated fragment found in drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-586 12737 R-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-586; R-MAX-f with M3 and roots of other molars and teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-589 12740 R-MAX-f, M, d-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-589; R-MAX-f with M1 and d-M4 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-592 12742 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-592 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-594 12744 R-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-594 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
M 104041 12758 L-MAX-f, P, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-616; L-MAX-f with P4-M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-682 12798 MAX-F, TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-682; MAN-f or MAX-f with teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-7 12807 RIB-f, M, MAX-f, TOOTH, TIB (7 total) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-7; not fossilized; micro mammal; distal articular end of tibia is preserved Unknown Yes
M 104029 12829 R-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-713; R-MAX-f with M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 103882 12868 R-MAX, R-P, R-M (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-761; right maxilla with P4-M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovini/Hippotragini Yes
M. 104099 12883 L-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- Left maxilla fragment with M1 and M2; OLD-782; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-788 12889 313 - GRK M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-788; "Oldoway GRK II 15/7/35" Unknown M with adhering MAX-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-803 12900 MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-803; fragment in box in photo belongs to OLD-815 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-808 12905 M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-808 Unknown molar with adhering max-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-814 12910 MAX-f, TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-814; drawer 1; MAX-f with teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae No
OLD-815 12911 M, MAX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-815 Unknown upper molar with adhering maxilla Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-822 12916 27 - MNK I (2), MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-822; "OLDOWAY MNK 6.5.35." Unknown two incisors with maxillary fragment adhering Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OLD-844 12929 M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-844 Unknown M with adhering MAX-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OLD-865 12943 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-865; MAX-f with 2 M (probably M1 and M2); molars very worn Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-876 12946 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-876 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
M. 104118 13031 L-MAX, dP (2), M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- Left maxilla with dP3, dP4, M1, and M2; OLD-1117; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104105 13038 R-MAX, M (3) 3/7/35 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- "OLDY FLK II S 3.VII.35"; Right maxilla with M1-M3;OLD-1124; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104104 13039 R-MAX, M (3) 20/5/35 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- " OLDy GC IV S? 20.V.35"; Right maxilla with M1-M3; OLD-1125; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104163 13047 L-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1133; L-MAX-f with M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104160 13065 R-MAX, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1149; R-MAX with M2-M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104167 13074 R-MAX, P, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1158; R-MAX with P4-M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OVPP-P-7 13282 MAX (C) -f -- FLKNNI Layer2 308. Original. "308" written on the fossil, "Layer2" written on the label, "FLKNNI" written on both Unknown Carnivora Yes
OVPP-P-46 13329 R. C + R.LM2 + R.MAX-f (P2-P3) + MAX-f (P4-M2) -- FLKNI L-4. Cast Unknown Carnivora Herpestidae Mungos Dietrichi Yes
OVPP-P-47 13330 L.MAX-f (P3-P4) -- FLKNI L-4. Cast Unknown Carnivora Herpestidae Mungos dietrichi Yes
OVPP-P-54 13336 R. MAX- f -- OLD MNKII 2482. Cast Unknown Carnivora Yes
OVPP-P-65 13345 PREMAX-MAX (incisors; R. C-P4, L. C-M1)-f -- OLD-63 DKI, L-12. CAST Unknown Yes
OVPP-Elephantulus 7 2853 7 - FLK North MAX-f, P 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 3 Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1976. Elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 4. pp. 1-56. 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Insectivora Macroscelididae Elephantulus fuscus leakeyi No
01. R. M4-35 3165 R-MAX-f, PAL, M 104 - Unknown I Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120. This species is found at FLK NI, layers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; FLK NNI, layers 2 and 3; FLK I, Zinjanthropus layer. It is unclear where individual specimens come from, however. Unknown Mammalia Rodentia Myomorpha Myodonta Muroidea Muridae Murinae Praomys minor No
01. R. M2-272 3402 R-MAX-f, M 104 - Unknown I Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120. This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered. Unknown Mammalia Rodentia Myomorpha Myodonta Muroidea Muridae Murinae Zelotomys leakeyi No
01. R. L3-272 3404 R-MAX-f, M 104 - Unknown I Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120. This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered. Unknown No
OH 12 3727 18 - VEK 286 - 86 OCC , L/R-PAR , L/R-TEM-f , CRA-f , L-PAL , L-MAX , TOOTH-f 1962 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania IV? a Surface. Found on eroded slope of Bed III. L-TEM-f from just below marker Tuff IVa. Leakey, L., and Leakey, M. 1964. Recent discoveries of fossil hominids in tanganyika: at Olduvai and near Lake Natron. Nature 202:5-7. Crowns of teeth not preserved. Bed IVA determined on basis of matrix adhering to L-TEM-f and PAL. Specimen previously housed at National Museum of Kenya. 264 - Leakey family expedition No L-TEM-f & PAL found with matrix adhering. Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae Homininae Hominini Homo erectus No
OH 65 3780 82 - 64 MAX , TOOTH 1995 127 - National Natural History Museum, Arusha, Tanzania I Middle/Upper Blumenschine, R. J., Peters, C. R., Masao, F. T., et al. 2003. Late Pliocene Homo and Hominid Land Use from Western Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Science 299, 1217-1221. Author describes specimen as "complete maxilla with all teeth and lower face of adult". Specimen is pictured in images 1-11. (Images from R. Clarke 2011). Yes Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae Homininae Hominini Homo habilis Large habilis No
OVPP-Mammalia 3801 83 - FLK NW AST, (n=33), CAL, (n=73), FEM, (n=272), HUM, (n=186), I, (n=316), M, (n=108), MAN, (n=161), MAX, (n=68), MTP, (n=257), PHX, (n=77), PVG, (n=218), RAD, (n=55), SCP, (n=40), TIB, (n=395), ULNA, (n=76), VER, (n=595) I 20 Arcos, S., Sevilla, P., and Fernandez-Jalvo, Y. 2010. Preliminary small mammal taphonomy of FLK NW level 20 (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). Quarternary Research 74:405-410. MNI is 198. Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". Unknown Mammalia Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". No
OVPP-Otomys 11 3865 5 - FLK MAX-f, (n=16), M, (n=48) I Denys, C. 1989. Phylogenetic affinities of the oldest East African Otomys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Olduvai Bed I (Pleistocene, Tanzania). Neues Jahrbuch f Maxillary fragments have M1, M2 and M3. Author states that specimens come from FLKI, FLKNNI layers K, L2, L3, FLKNI layers M1-M6 but does not specify which specimen came from where. Unknown Mammalia Rodentia Myomorpha Myodonta Muroidea Muridae Murinae Otomyini Otomys petteri No
OVPP-Otomys 12 3866 5 - FLK MAX-f, (n=15), M, (n=30) I Denys, C. 1989. Phylogenetic affinities of the oldest East African Otomys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Olduvai Bed I (Pleistocene, Tanzania). Neues Jahrbuch f Maxilla fragments have M1 and M2. Author states that specimens come from FLKI, FLKNNI layers K, L2, L3, FLKNI layers M1-M6 but does not specify which specimen came from where. Unknown Mammalia Rodentia Myomorpha Myodonta Muroidea Muridae Murinae Otomyini Otomys petteri No