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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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166 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-L-1086 10365 22 - SC FEM-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.279 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1088 10367 22 - SC FEM-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC. Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1650 10513 86 - HK Distal femur 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Yes
OVPP-L-1658 10521 86 - HK 9 Elements: horn core fragment, distal femur, and distal metapodial 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Various taxonomy includes Aves, Bovidae, Leporidae, + others Unknown Yes
OLD-1242 11513 R-FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1242; right femur proximal end fragment; Taxonomy notes "drawer says 'Alcelaphini hind limb' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1243 11514 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1243; femur distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini hind limb' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1244 11515 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1244; femur distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphni hind limb' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1245 11516 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1245; femur distal end fragment; drawer says 'Alcelaphini hind limb' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-214 11789 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-214; femur proximal end Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Yes
OLD-215 11790 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-215; femur proximal end Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Yes
OLD-216 11791 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-216; femur distal end Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Yes
OLD-1808 12183 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1808; femur distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1809 12184 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1809; femur distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1810 12185 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1810; femur proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1811 12186 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1811; femur distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1821 12194 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1821; femur proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1078 12218 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1078; femur proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
M. 7120 12388 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Current location 17F; shelf 3; distal femur fragment Unknown Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
OLD-183 12474 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-183; "I S '31" Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae No
OLD-226 12500 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-226; distal femur fragment Unknown Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
OLD-233 12508 18 - VEK FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-233; femoral head fragment; "VEK Site antiquus s?" Unknown Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
OLD-234 12509 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-234; proximal femur fragment; might be same individual as OLD-235 Unknown Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
OLD-39 12579 R-FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-39; R-FEM-f proximal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-40 12582 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-40; distal femur fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-43 12606 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-43; proximal femur fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Sivatheriinae Sivatherium Unknown
OLD-56 12719 L-FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-56; proximal L-FEM-f Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-57 12728 R-FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-57; proximal R-FEM-f Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-58 12735 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-58; immature; distal femur epiphysis Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-59 12741 FEM 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-59; immature; distal femur epiphysis Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-712 12828 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-712; condyle Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
M 103878 12912 FEM-f, CRA, CER (6) 114 - Natural History Museum UK I -- OLD-816; partial cranium, FEM-f, cervical vertebrae; "Bed I Surface" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini cf. Syncerus (Faysal) Unknown
OLD-1079 13002 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1079; FEM-f femoral head Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
OLD-1357 13113 R-FEM-f 109 - BSPG, Munich, Germany(?)/ NHM UK(?) -- OLD-1357; distal R-FEM-f; "Part of Reck collection in Munich. Numbers written on bone are German field numbers and do not correspond to stratigraphy." Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-1358 13114 L-FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1358; L-FEM-f proximal; Part of Reck collection in Munich. Numbers written on bone are German field numbers and do not correspond to stratigraphy. Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-1743 13192 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1743; FEM-f distal end with condyle Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-44b 13267 FEM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-44b; distal end femur fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae No
OVPP-P-1 13276 Distal FEM-f -- Bed I surf OLD-S-I 1941 F.887 Unknown Indet. Yes
OVPP-P-27 13303 LIMB (femur) -f -- OLD-60 DALK Bed IV Unknown Carnivora Felidae Panthera Yes
7188 3886 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
7075 3887 7 - FLK North FEM 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