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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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1523 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
M. 104114 13016 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK III-IV -- "Oldoway SWK III-IV ? S" Right upper M3; OLD-1102; (last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104140 13017 R-MAN-f, M 3.VII.35 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- "OLDY FLK IIS 3.VII.35"; mandible fragment with M3; OLD-1103; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104096 13019 R-MAN, M (3) 17/6/35 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- "OLDY VEK S 17.VI.35"; R-MAN with M1-M3; OLD-1105; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104113 13021 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- Right lower M1 or M2; OLD-1107; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104124 13022 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- Reduncini or Hippotragini; lower right M1 or M2; OLD-1108; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Hippotragini or Reduncini Yes
M. 104107 13023 R-MAN, P, M (2) 6/5/35 114 - Natural History Museum UK III-IV -- Right mandible with P4, M2, and M3; OLD-1109; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104119 13024 R-M 18.V.35 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- "OLDY SHK IV S 18.V.35"; upper M3; OLD-1110; (Last edit SC 2019"OLDY SHK IV S 18.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104121 13026 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- Right lower M3; OLD-1112; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104120 13027 R-M 21.V.35 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- "OLDY MUK IV S 21.V.35"; Right upper M1; OLD-1113; Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M.104143 13032 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- right upper M1 or M2; OLD-1118; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104141 13035 R-MAN-f, M, M-f (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK I-II -- Right mandible fragment with M1 and fragments of M2 and M3; OLD-1121; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104101 13036 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- Right lower M3; OLD-1122; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104102 13037 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- Right upper M1; OLD-1123; (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. 104109 13040 R-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- Right upper M2; OLD-1126; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104156 13042 R-MAN, P, M (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1128; R-MAN, P4-M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104183 13045 R-MAN, P (2), M (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1131; R-MAN with P3-M3; probably all same individual Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104179 13056 R-MTT 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1142; right proximal metatarsal Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini Unknown
M 104159 13064 R-MAN, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1148; R-MAN with M2-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 104162 13066 R-MAN, P, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1150; R-MAN with P4-M2 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
M 104150 13075 R-MAN, P, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1159; R-MAN with P4-M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 104152 13076 R-MAN, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1160; R-MAN with M2-M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Hippotraginae Hippotragini No
M 104225 13077 R-TIB 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-1161; right distal tibia Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
M 104224 13078 R-MTT 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-1162; right proximal metatarsal Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
M 104227 13079 R-TIB-f, L-TIB-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-1163; proximal R-TIB-f and proximal L-TIB-f; likely same individual Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
10 736 10180 7 - FLK North R-COR I Upper Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré C. 1982. Fossil Anhingas (Aves: Anhingidae) from early man sites of Hadar and Omo (Ethiopia) and Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Geobios 15: 505-515 Right coracoid, almost complete expect for sternocoracoidal process and tip of procoracoid process. "Place of conservation of material : The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to their countries of origin. The serial numbers such as 2780 are catalogue numbers of the Olduvai birds, and the data are kept at the University of Florida, Gainesville" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982:510). Specimen number does not match specimen pictured. It is possibly that there is a typo that erroneously listed the specimen pictured in figures 5 and 6. Figure description: "Right coracoid, 10 737, Lower Pleistocene, Frida Leakey Horongo, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. (5) anterior view. (6) posterior view" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982). 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Aves Suliformes Anhingidae Anhinga hadarensis No
2870 10181 6 - FLK NN R-COR-f I Lower Layer 4 Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré C. 1982. Fossil Anhingas (Aves: Anhingidae) from early man sites of Hadar and Omo (Ethiopia) and Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Geobios 15: 505-515 Upper half of right coracoid lacking head. "Place of conservation of material : The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to their countries of origin. The serial numbers such as 2780 are catalogue numbers of the Olduvai birds, and the data are kept at the University of Florida, Gainesville" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982:510). Specimen number does not match specimen pictured. It is possible that there is a typo that erroneously lists the specimen pictured in figures 5 and 6. Figure description: "Upper half of right coracoid, 2870, Lower Pleistocene, Frida Leakey Korongo, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, posterior view." (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982). 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Aves Suliformes Anhingidae Anhinga hadarensis 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
OAS 125 10148 14 - HWK E L-COR-f 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 C in image: dorsal view of proximal left coracoid. "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 Sarkidiornis cf. melanotos No
OAS 354 10149 14 - HWK E R-CARMET-f 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 D in image: ), anterior view of right proximal carpometacarpus. "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 cf. Cygnus aff. olor No
COP-12-62 9646 99 - 95 A R-MAN-f, R-MAN 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- Right mandible fragment with M2-M3. Possibly same individual as COP-12-61. 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/06/22 254 - COP Unknown Y No
OVPP-513 9884 VER-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Masek? About 5 meters below carbonate top, reddish brown popcorn clays about 3m below silts. -- 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/06/30 253 - OVPP No Y Reptilia No
OVPP-624 9997 COR-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower Surface 6m below Tuff IB; sandy calcareous clays. -- Proximal end. 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/07/02 253 - OVPP No Aves No
OVPP-654 10027 COR-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower Sands 1m below carbonate that overlies Tuff IA channel fill. -- 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/07/03 253 - OVPP No Aves No
OLD-1930 13241 HOR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1930 Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1931 13242 HOR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1931 Unknown Mammalia Giraffidae or Bovidae Yes
OVPP-P-28 13304 Pelvix-f, VER-f, PHX, TOOTH -- OLD-60 FLKNI L-3 067-1303 Unknown Yes