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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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405 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-714 12336 VERT 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-714 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-704 12338 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-704 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-701 12339 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-701; intermediate phalanx Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-687 12340 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-687 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-681 12342 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-681 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-680 12343 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-680 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-679 12344 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-679 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-677 12345 VERT 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-677 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-670 12347 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-670 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-667 12349 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-667 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-663 12351 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-663 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-661 12352 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-661; intermediate phalanx Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-486 12358 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-486 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-307 12362 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-307; intermediate phalanx Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-128 12419 M -- OLD-128 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae needs verification Yes
OLD-167 12457 d-TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-167 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-259 12522 MTC 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-259; juvenile Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-260 12524 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-260; intermediate phalanx Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-263 12526 TOOTH-f (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-263 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-268 12529 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-268; tusk fragments with multiple fragments Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-278 12532 19 - SHK TOOTH-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-278 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae found in Hippopotamus drawer Unknown
OLD-279 12533 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-279; "Label found in box with OLD-565 and OLD-279. Not sure if it comes with either." Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-280 12535 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-280; lunar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-281 12536 PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-281; intermediate phalanx Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-282 12537 315 - JKE S PHX 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-282; intermediate phalanx; "OLD Y JKE II S 30.V.35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-289 12538 MAN, TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-289; Mandibular symphysis with teeth, many fragments in box Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-305 12546 MTC 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-305; "subfossil? has been sectioned" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-317 12551 TUSK-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-317 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-319 12552 CUNE IV -- OLD-319; pyramidal Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae found in Hippopotamus drawer Unknown
OLD-798a 13251 M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-798a Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-798b 13252 TOOTH-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-798b Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-372a 13264 M 114 - Natural History Museum UK III -- OLD-372a Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-372b 13265 25 - GC M 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- OLD-372b; M3; "OLD Y GC IV S 23/5/35" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae 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
OLD-797 13269 HUM -- OLD-797; distal humerus Unknown Hippopotamidae No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 1 112 CRA, MAX, MAN 104 - Unknown I, II, IV Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. The author mentions several specimens from beds 1, 2, and 4. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 2 282 24 - DK UK 104 - Unknown I lower All levels 130 - L.S.B. Leakey Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 3 582 28 - PDK UK 104 - Unknown I lower Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 4 583 5 - FLK UK 104 - Unknown I middle Upper layers Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 5 584 7 - FLK North UK 104 - Unknown I upper 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No