|
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 |
|
263/1959 |
42 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
L/R-MAN, L/R-P, L/R-M, L/R-I, L/R-C |
1959 |
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) |
I |
middle |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
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. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Hyaenidae |
Hyaeninae |
|
Crocuta |
ultra |
|
|
No |
|
M. 20231 |
67 |
|
|
TIB-f |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
No locality given. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Felidae |
Pantherinae |
|
Panthera |
crassidens |
|
The author suggests this specimen may belong to the subfamily Machairodontinae. |
No |
|
M. 20230 |
68 |
|
|
TIB |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
No locality given. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Felidae |
Pantherinae |
|
Panthera |
crassidens |
|
The author suggests this specimen may belong to the subfamily Machairodontinae. |
No |
|
OVPP-Mungos 2 |
80 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, R-P, R-M, R-C, R-I |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
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 |
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Mungos |
sp. |
|
|
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 |
|
OLD BK 2 132 |
264 |
10 - BK |
|
MAN, L/R-I |
|
104 - Unknown |
II |
upper |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
This specimen is pictured in plate 20. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Hippomorpha |
|
|
Equidae |
Equinae |
|
Stylohipparion |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Stylohipparion 1 |
265 |
|
|
MAN, L/R-I |
|
104 - Unknown |
|
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
This specimen is pictured in plate 20. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Perissodactyla |
Hippomorpha |
|
|
Equidae |
Equinae |
|
Stylohipparion |
|
|
|
No |
|
FLK N I 7243 |
1283 |
7 - FLK North |
|
L-TIB-f |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
|
1, 2 |
Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446. |
|
137 - A. Gentry |
|
|
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Caprinae |
|
|
|
|
|
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-Erinaceus 5 |
1948 |
7 - FLK North |
|
I |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
2 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. |
The author says there are "about 60 lower jaws with teeth". |
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
Erinaceoidea |
Erinaceidae |
Erinaceinae |
|
Erinaceus |
broomi |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Erinaceus 6 |
1949 |
7 - FLK North |
|
I |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
123 |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
Erinaceoidea |
Erinaceidae |
Erinaceinae |
|
Erinaceus |
broomi |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Erinaceus 43 |
1986 |
7 - FLK North |
|
MAN, I-f, P, M |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
'123' |
Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. |
|
150 - Butler and Greenwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Insectivora |
|
|
Erinaceoidea |
Erinaceidae |
Erinaceinae |
|
Erinaceus |
broomi |
|
|
No |