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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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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
	FLK I G.067/1100	703	5 - FLK		R-MAN, R-M, R-P		104 - Unknown	I			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.	This specimen is pictured in plate 1, figure 1.	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Tragelaphini	Tragelaphus	strepsiceros	maryanus		No
	BK II 1963.3178	974	10 - BK		HOR	1963	104 - Unknown	II			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.	This specimen is pictured in plate 24.	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Parmularius	angusticornis			No
	FLK N I 6100	1497	7 - FLK North		MTC-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I	3		Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Proximal end	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella				No
	OVPP-Cichlidae 14	2663	6 - FLK NN		OPER, VER-f, HMND-f, PTER, SPINE-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 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=3.The specimens are from trench II.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Perciformes				Cichlidae	Pseudocrenilabrinae	Tilapini	Tilapia			This specimen is "probably Tilapia."	No
	01. R. L2-24	3154			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NI, layers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; FLK NNI, layers 2 and 3; FLK I, Zinjanthropus layer. It is unclear where individual specimens come from, however.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Praomys	minor			No
	01. R. M2-279	3411			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Zelotomys	leakeyi			No
	01. R. M5-526	3668			L-MAX-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layers 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Aethomys	lavocati			No
	1565	3944			MTP			II			Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100.	Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from FLK N, FLK NN, and MNK but does not specifically assign site.Specimen is pictured in image 1.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/6/28		Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	294	6585	19 - SHK		VER	1957	104 - Unknown	II			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			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			No
	OVPP-L-243	8385			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: OLD-87-165-1-S. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	RMNH1182	9415			HUM		129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH)				--		159 - R. Bernor			Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae	Equinae	Hipparionini	Eurygnathohippus			Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus.	No
	OVPP-L-1092	10371	22 - SC		PHX		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania					Box: SC. 10 specimens: OLD/71.SC.41, OLD/71.SC.109, OLD/71.SC.322, OLD/71.SC.760, OLD/71.SC.761, OLD/71.SC.1324, OLD/71.SC.1462, OLD/71.SC.1475, OLD/71.SC.1576, OLD/71.SC.1605				Unknown		Mammalia												No
	OVPP-L-1624	10410	41 - WK E									Proximal femur				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OVPP-L-1545	10475	296 - Dik Dik Hill 1986, 5 - FLK				126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania					10 Specimens total: 2 vertebrae, 2 carnivore teeth, 1 carnivore mandible fragment with tooth CF viverridae , 2 carnivore metapodials, 1 bovidae distal fibula				Unknown		Mammalia												Yes
	OLD-584	11420			TUSK-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-584				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OLD-1365	11621			MTC-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1365; metacarpal shaft and distal end fragments				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-325	11872			I		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-325				Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Suidae							Yes
	OLD-1572	12025			MTP-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1572; metapodial distal end fragment; taxonomy notes in 'Alcelaphini drawer'				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-113	12405	23 - TK		M-f	17 March 1935	114 - Natural History Museum UK	III			--	OLD-113; "Oldoway TK III S with jaw 17/3/35"				Unknown		Mammalia	Proboscidea	Tethytheria	Behemota	Elephantoidea	Elephantidae							No
	OLD-263	12526			TOOTH-f (3)		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-263				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							No
	M 103984	12853			R-HOR		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-745; right horncore base				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini				cf. Parmularius	Unknown
	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
	FLK I C.067/1083	704	5 - FLK		L-M, L-PAL		104 - Unknown	I			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.	This specimen is pictured in plate 1, figure 2.	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Tragelaphini	Tragelaphus	strepsiceros	maryanus		No
	BK II East 1961.068/6660	975	49 - BK E		R-HOR	1961	104 - Unknown	II			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			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Parmularius	angusticornis			No
	FLK N I 6194	1498	7 - FLK North		MTC-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I	3		Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Proximal end	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella				No
	OVPP-Actinopterygii 1	2666	6 - FLK NN				104 - Unknown	I		2, 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 are several fragments of unidentified fish but the types of specimens and number of individuals are not given.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii												No
	01. R. L2-25	3155			L-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NI, layers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; FLK NNI, layers 2 and 3; FLK I, Zinjanthropus layer. It is unclear where individual specimens come from, however.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Praomys	minor			No
	01. R. M2-280	3412			R-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layer 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I Main site. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Zelotomys	leakeyi			No
	01. R. M6-527	3669			R-MAN-f, M		104 - Unknown	I			Jaeger, J.J. 1976. Les rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pleistocene inferieur d’Olduvai Bed I (Tanzanie) 1ere Partie: Les Murides. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 4:58-120.	This species is found at FLK NNI layers 2 and 3; FLK NI layers 1-6; FLK I. It is unclear where individual specimens were recovered.	153 - J. Jaeger			Unknown		Mammalia	Rodentia	Myomorpha	Myodonta	Muroidea	Muridae	Murinae		Aethomys	lavocati			No
	303	3945			L-I						Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100.	Specimen is upper I3.Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from BK, THL, and FLK N but does not specifically assign site.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/6/28		Unknown		Mammalia	Carnivora											No
	341	6586	19 - SHK		R-ETHM	1957	104 - Unknown	II			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			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.			No
	OVPP-L-244	8386			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: OLD-87-88-3-E. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae							No
	RMNH1214	9416			PHX		129 - National Natural History Museum, Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands (RMNH)				--	Anterior first phalanx IV.	159 - R. Bernor			Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Hippomorpha			Equidae	Equinae	Hipparionini	Eurygnathohippus			Inventoried by Ray Bernor. Identified by Bernor as genus Eurygnathohippus.	No
	OLD-1366	11622			TIB-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1366; tibia distal end fragment				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-337	11873			PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-337				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Giraffidae							Yes
	OLD-1573	12026			MTP-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1573; metapodial distal end fragment; taxonomy notes in 'Alcelaphini drawer'				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-704	12338			MTP		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-704				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	M. 104083	12646			R-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK	III			--	Right upper M1 or M2; OLD-471; (Last edit SC 2019)				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini					No
	OLD-637	12771			P		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-637; upper premolar, assorted fragments (8)				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Suina		Suoidea	Suidae							No
	OLD-938	12970			MTT	1931	114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	OLD-938				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla										in rhino drawer	Unknown