|
OLD-1888 |
13216 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1888 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1906 |
13227 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1906; LIMB-f articular surface |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1910 |
13230 |
|
|
RIB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1910; RIB-f head |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1914 |
13231 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1914; long bone fragment |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-2000 |
13248 |
|
|
I |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-2000; no location information |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
|
|
|
Equidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-152b |
13250 |
|
|
PIS |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-152b |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Ceratomorpha |
Tapiromorpha |
Rhinocerotoidea |
Rhinocerotidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-86 |
13268 |
|
|
LIMB |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-86; Long bone- possibly immature, most of articular surfaces not preserved |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
"label on bone says 'Pelorovis?'"; in Hippopotamidae drawer |
Unknown |
|
OVPP-P-1 |
13276 |
|
|
Distal FEM-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
Bed I surf OLD-S-I 1941 F.887 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indet. |
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-6 |
13281 |
|
|
Several tympanic bullae + a few dental frags.
,
, |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
FLKNNI Bed V GRAVEL. Original. Looks Modern, Not Fossilized |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Felidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-8 |
13283 |
|
|
Distal MTP-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
HWK E II 18'-28'-S |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-9 |
13284 |
|
|
Frag. diaphysis long bone
,
, |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
HWK E II 906 L-2. Original. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-11 |
13286 |
|
|
Distal MTP-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
HWK East Level2 067-1983. Original |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-19 |
13295 |
|
|
TEM, middle ear ossicles |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
NN tympanic bulla and middle ear ossicles. Looks modern, not fossilized |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-24 |
13300 |
|
|
C or Crocodile TOOTH |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD BKIIE 1953-122 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-26 |
13302 |
|
|
LIMB-f (Humerus) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD NI I-4 5086 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-27 |
13303 |
|
|
LIMB (femur) -f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-60 DALK Bed IV |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Felidae |
|
|
Panthera |
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-28 |
13304 |
|
|
Pelvix-f, VER-f, PHX, TOOTH |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-60 FLKNI L-3 067-1303 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-33 |
13309 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-63 BKII 1449 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-34 |
13310 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-63 MNKII I-1 067-1539 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Aves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-65 |
13345 |
|
|
PREMAX-MAX (incisors; R. C-P4, L. C-M1)-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-63 DKI, L-12. CAST |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-Muridae 1 |
35 |
5 - FLK |
|
P, M, I, C, MAN, MAX |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle (Zinjanthropus) |
22 feet below the upper limit of bed I. |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several unidentified murids |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Rodentia |
Myomorpha |
Myodonta |
Muroidea |
Muridae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Muridae 2 |
37 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
P, M, I, C |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle |
1 |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
|
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Rodentia |
Myomorpha |
Myodonta |
Muroidea |
Muridae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Muridae 3 |
38 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
P, M, I, C |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle |
2, 3 |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several specimens of unidentified murids. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Rodentia |
Myomorpha |
Myodonta |
Muroidea |
Muridae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Muridae 4 |
40 |
7 - FLK North |
|
P, M, I, C |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several specimens of unidentified murids are present. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Rodentia |
Myomorpha |
Myodonta |
Muroidea |
Muridae |
|
|
|
|
|
The author is unsure of the taxonomy. |
No |
|
FLK N I 7500 |
41 |
7 - FLK North |
|
TIB |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Image available from plate 13 comparing this lagomorph's tibia to other modern and extinct lagomorph tibiae. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Lagomorpha |
|
|
|
Leporidae |
|
|
Lepus |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Elephas 2 |
91 |
8 - MK |
|
MAN, C, M, I, P |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
lower |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several other specimens found at this site in Bed I but probably fell from Bed II. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
Specimen was "embedded in matrix." |
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
africanavus |
|
|
No |
|
M. 14687 |
1350 |
|
|
TIB-f, FEM-f, FIB-f |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
I |
|
|
Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. |
This specimen is described as a "partial hind-limb". Whether it is a tibia, femur, or fibula is unknown. |
293 - A.T. Hopwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
|
|
Helladotherium |
olduvaiensis |
|
Paratype |
No |
|
OVPP-Python 9 |
1927 |
|
|
RIB |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
Pieces of cranium are mentioned but the number of individuals represented is unclear. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Boidae |
|
|
Python |
sebae |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Python 10 |
1928 |
|
|
RIB |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
Articulated vertebrae in several sections represent a single individual measuring over 6m in length. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Boidae |
|
|
Python |
sebae |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Bitis 12 |
1939 |
|
|
RIB |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
|
Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. |
Several ribs are present. It is unclear how many individuals are present. |
149 - J. C. Rage |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Reptilia |
Squamata |
|
|
|
Viperidae |
|
|
Bitis |
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 8 |
2449 |
24 - DK |
|
R-FRO, SPINE, RAY, VER |
1962 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
1 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
The authors suggest these elements came form a single individual. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 10 |
2455 |
24 - DK |
|
SPINE-f |
1963 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
1,strip 3, spits 1-3 |
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 |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
|
|
The authors say this specimen is "very probably" Clarias. |
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 11 |
2460 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SKULL-f, PCG-f, VER, OPER, IOPL, EPHL, SPINE, RAY |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
Scree |
|
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=18. Multiple of each element is represented; authors do not specify numbers for each element.It is unclear which specimens belong together. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
No |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 3 |
2478 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SPINE-f |
1963 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
1 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
Several spines are present but it is unclear how many individuals are represented in this specimen. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 12 |
2479 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SKULL-f, SOCC-f, PTRC-f, FRO, MSEH-f, ETHM, URHL-f, EPHL, CRHL, HMND, QUAD, ARTC, DNTY, PAL, CLEI, COR, OPER, SPINE, PCG-f, VER, PTYG-f, RAY-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=62. Multiple of each element is represented; authors do not specify numbers for each element.It is unclear which specimens belong together. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 4 |
2541 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
VER, PTYG, RAY, SPINE, OPER |
1963 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=2.The authors say there are an absolute minimum of two individuals but there may be more. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 6 |
2545 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SKULL, VER, PCG, SPINE, RAY |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
There is no estimate of the number of individuals represented by these specimens. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 16 |
2551 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
FRO, VER, SPHT, DRMS, R-SUBO, L-OPER, SUPP-f, R/L-ARTC, R-CLEI-f, SPINE, RAY-f |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=4.Multiple of each element is represented.These specimens are from trench II, extension E. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Cichlidae 8 |
2555 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
SPINE-f, OPER, RAY |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=2.These specimens are from trench II, extension E. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
|
|
|
Cichlidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Clarias 17 |
2557 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
R/L-DRMS-f, SOCC, R/L-PTRC, FRO-f, R-EPHL-f, CRHL, L-QUAD, R/L-ARTC, R/L-SPINE |
1960 |
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
3 |
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. |
MNI=2 or 3. Authors state that size of the bones suggests 3 individuals.These specimens are from trench III. |
151 - Greenwood and Todd |
|
|
Yes |
|
Actinopterygii |
Siluriformes |
|
|
|
Clariidae |
|
|
Clarias |
sp. |
|
|
No |