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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
	OLD-634	12769	19 - SHK		MTP		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-634; metapodial shaft				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Giraffoidea	Giraffidae							No
	M 103908	12968			R-MAN, M (2), P		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-935; R-MAN with P4, M1, and M3				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Bovini				cf. Syncerus	Unknown
	M 104218	13095			VERT		114 - Natural History Museum UK	I			--	OLD-1179; LUM or THO				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OLD-1806b	13205			HUM-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1806b; HUM-f distal shaft				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OVPP-P-28	13304			Pelvix-f, VER-f, PHX, TOOTH						--	OLD-60 FLKNI L-3 067-1303				Unknown														Yes
	P.P.R. 5	143	10 - BK		HOR	1953	105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)	II			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	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Hippotraginae	Hippotragini	Hippotragus	gigas			No
	OVPP-Suncus 7	420	5 - FLK		UK		104 - Unknown	I	middle (Zinjanthropus)	22 feet below the upper limit of bed I.	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	Insectivora			Soricoidea	Soricidae	Crocidurinae		Suncus	orangiae			No
	OVPP-Chelonia 9	697	31 - EF-HR		UK		104 - Unknown	II	middle		Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.	Several tortoises are represented in beds 1, 2, and 4. There is no mention of how many specimens or what elements are preserved.	142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Reptilia	Chelonia							Indet.				No
	F. 963 P.P.R. 4	970			L-HOR-f	1941	105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)				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.	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.	137 - A. Gentry		264 - Leakey family expedition	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Parmularius	angusticornis			No
	DK I 5385	1238	24 - DK		FEM		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.		137 - A. Gentry		273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Antidorcas	recki			No
	FLK N I 1481	1495	7 - FLK North		MTC-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		1	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
	SHK II 25	1819	19 - SHK		R-RAD-f		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	II			Gentry, A. W. 1967. Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck, an extinct bovid from East Africa: British Museum. pp. 245-299	This individual is a juvenile.	137 - A. Gentry		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Bovini	Pelorovis	oldowayensis			No
	OVPP-Cichlidae 13	2643	6 - FLK NN		OPER-f, VER, 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.	It is unclear how many individuals are represented by these specimens. The specimens are from trench II.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Perciformes				Cichlidae							No
	01. R. K-22	3152			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. M2-277	3409			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. M5-524	3666			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 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
	766	3942			MTP			I			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	Suiformes		Suoidea	Suidae							No
	242	6583	19 - SHK		SKULL-f	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-172	7850			MTP		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	III/IV		Five meters below Masek/Ndutu.	--	Proximal metapodial.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/07/06	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Carnivora											No
	OLD 62/5001 DK I A/2	8109	24 - DK		M		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	I	2	A?	--	Lower M3. Cynocephalinae? Card in bag states "L/1". Pleistocene.		2012/07/26	264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Primates	Anthropoidea	Haplorhini	Cercopithecoidea	Cercopithecidae							No
	OVPP-L-241	8383			M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Specimen label: OLD-87-__?-?-S. Box #: OLD 87-3-E.	158 - W. Reiner	2012/07/01		Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	1931 II 1014	8645			R-MTT	1913	116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany				Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:64.	Partial missing distal end. Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus. Reck Field No.: VI 1584.			273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Megalotragus	kattwinkeli		Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012.	No
	1931 II 815	8901			I	1913	116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany				Black E. 1937. Fossil Antelopes of Olduvai. Scientific results of the Olduvai Expedition 1913:61.	incisor Label/publication taxon ID: Gorgon taurinus semiticus Reck Field No.: VI 215			273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Megalotragus	kattwinkeli		Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012.	No
	1931 II 923	9157			THO	1913	116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany				--	Thoracic. Label/publication taxon ID: Philantomba monticola. Reck Field No.: IV 268.			273 - Reck expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini				Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012.	No
	RMNH1045 (2)	9413			TIB		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
	COP-12-87	9671			L-HOR		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I			--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/22	254 - COP	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae							No
	OVPP-554	9928			M-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	Sand about 1.5m below Tuff IA.	--	Mandibular M1.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Carnivora	Caniformia	Cynoidea		Canidae							No
	FLK NI 12401	10202	7 - FLK North		R-HUM-f	1960-2		I			Haarhoff, P.J. 1993. Latest Pliocene mousebirds (Aves, Coliidae) from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ann S Afr Mus. 103:191–211.	Proximal right humerus. "The specimen numbers are catalogue numbers of the Olduvai fossil birds, and the data are kept at the Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville. The fossils belong to the Tanzanian Ministry of Antiquities, Dar es Salaam. They were collected by Mary Leakey in 1960-1962" (Haarhoff, 1993:193).				Unknown		Aves	Coliiformes				Coliidae			Colius	cf. striatus			No
	OVPP-L-1037	10316	22 - SC		PVG-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania				--	Box: OLD/71 SC TR II SPIT 6. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.596				Unknown		Mammalia												No
	OLD-1351a	11619	19 - SHK		PHX		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-1351a; proximal phalanx				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							No
	OLD-320	11870			MTP		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-320; found in hippopotamus drawer				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Hippopotamidae							Yes
	OLD-1570	12023			MTP-f		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-1570; Specimen notes "metapodial distal end fragment". Taxonomy notes "in 'Alcelaphini drawer'".				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla				Bovidae							Yes
	OLD-112	12404			CAR (SCPH)		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-112; SCPH scaphoid				Unknown		Mammalia	Perissodactyla	Ceratomorpha	Tapiromorpha	Rhinocerotoidea	Rhinocerotidae							No
	M 104022	12525			R-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	OLD-262; right upper M3				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Alcelaphini					No
	M 103895	12852	25 - GC		L-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK	II			--	OLD-744; left upper M1; "OLD Y GC II S 9V35"				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						Bovini/Hippotragini	Yes
	M. 104124	13022			R-M		114 - Natural History Museum UK				--	Reduncini or Hippotragini; lower right M1 or M2; OLD-1108; (Last edit SC 2019)				Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						Hippotragini or Reduncini	Yes
	M. 14564	144			HOR-f	1931	106 - Natural History Museum UK (?)	IV			Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.	This specimen is a fragment of a horn core. It was originally assigned to Hippotragus cf. niger by Leakey and later reassigned to D. niro by Gentry and Gentry (1978a). No locality information is provided.	130 - L.S.B. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Hippotraginae	Hippotragini	Hippotragus	niger		This specimen was reclassified by Gentry and Gentry (1978) as Damaliscus niro.	No
	OVPP-Suncus 8	421	7 - FLK North		UK		104 - Unknown	I	upper	All levels	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	Insectivora			Soricoidea	Soricidae	Crocidurinae		Suncus	orangiae			No
	OVPP-Chelonia 10	698	10 - BK		UK		104 - Unknown	II	upper		Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.	Several tortoises are represented in beds 1, 2, and 4. There is no mention of how many specimens or what elements are preserved.	142 - M. D. Leakey		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Reptilia	Chelonia							Indet.				No
	1963.067/1650	973			HOR	1963	104 - Unknown				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