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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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7924 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
752 DK IA 8222 24 - DK PHX 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I A? -- Middle phalanx. Indeterminant species. 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
067/3979 DK IC 8223 24 - DK L-AST 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I C? Surface -- Left astragulus. Card in bag with specimen states "LOC: OLDUVAI, OLD `62". Pleistocene. 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK IA L/2 8225 24 - DK PHX 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2, C? -- Distal phalanx. Card in bag with specimen states "OLD 1963 DK IA L/2 5115 Cercopithecoidea. Cynocephalinae. Terminal phalange". 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/62 DK IA SCREE 8227 24 - DK R-CUBNAV 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I A? Scree surface -- Right navicular. Card in bag with specimen states "Field No: 067/4045". Pleistocene. 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK I I/8 8228 24 - DK PHX-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 8 -- Distal phalanx. Card in bag with specimen states "Old 1963 DK I Strip I/8 L/2, 5794". 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
1220 DK IA S067/391(2?) 8230 24 - DK MTT-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I A? Surface -- Distal end of metatarsal. Pleistocene. Specimen found in bag with 1217 DK I A S 067/3916 (proximal end of metatarsal). Probably fragments from the same bone. Card in bag with specimens states "Loc: Olduvai, Field No: 067/3916(A)1217 OLD/62 Metatarsal III proximal end,metatarsal III distal end, same bone?". 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
1217 DK IA S067/3916 8231 24 - DK MTT-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I A? Surface -- Proximal end of metatarsal. Pleistocene. Specimen found in bag with 1220 DK I A S 067/391(2?) (distal end of metatarsal.).Probably fragments from the same bone. Card in bag with specimens states "Loc: Olduvai, Field No: 067/3916(A)1217 OLD/62 Metatarsal III proximal end,metatarsal III distal end, same bone?". 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
1229 DK IA SCREE 067/? 8232 24 - DK L-MTT-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I A? Scree -- Proximal end of left metatarsal. Card in bag with specimens states "Loc: Olduvai, Field No: OLD 1962 067/3917". Pleistocene. 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK IA 749 L/2 8234 24 - DK MTC 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2, A? -- Metacarpal. Right third metatarsal? Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "KNM 2.020 Loc: OLDUVAI, OLD 62". Specimen found in the same bag with specimen No: DK IA 750 L/2 ?V. Probably from the same individual. 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK IA 750 L/2 ?V 8235 24 - DK MTC 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2, A? -- Metacarpal. Left fifth metatarsal?. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "KNM 2.021 Loc: OLDUVAI, OLD 62". Specimen found in bag together with DK IA 749 L/2 OLD 62. Probably from the same individual. 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK I 067/4230 II L/1 8236 24 - DK MTC-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 1 Strip II -- Proximal end of metacarpal. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Loc: lduvai, Field No: OLD 62". 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD 61 067/4072 MPC I DK I 8237 24 - DK PHX 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I Surface -- Phalanx. Pleistocene. 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK I 5196 L/I 8242 24 - DK L-MTC 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 1 -- Left metacarpal. Card in bag with specimen states "OLD 63 DK I #5196 Left 5th metacarpal." Specimen found in bag with specimens OLD/63 DK I 86 Mt IV L (Metatarsal), OLD/63 DK I ?17 (Metacarpal) and DK I 5197 L/1 (Metapodial). Card written by Paul F. Whitehead. 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
DK I 5197 L/1 8243 24 - DK MTP 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 1 -- Metapodial. Card in bag with specimen states "OLD 63 DK I L/2 Strip I 86,117, 5196-7 Cynocephalinae." Other card in bag states (written in pen) "Not weathered metapodials (indet.)) Field no. OLD 63 DK I L/2 Strip 86, 117, 5196-7." Card also has statement written in pencil by Paul F. Whitehead (possibly written at later date) stating "2 Proximals are metacarpals; 1 proximal is metacarpal; can't I.D. distal (P.W.)". Specimen found in bag with DK I ?17 (Metacarpal) and OLD/63 DK I 86 (Metatarsal). 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/63 DK I 86 8244 24 - DK L-MTT-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Left metatarsal. Card in bag with specimen states "IVth Left Metatarsal." Card written by Paul F. Whitehead. Specimen found in bag with DK I ?17 (Metacarpal), DK I 5196 L/1 (Metacarpal), DK I 5197 L/1. 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/63 DK I 117 8245 24 - DK R-MTC 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Right metacarpal. Card in bag with specimen states "OLD/63 DK I #117 2nd right metacarpal". Card written by Paul F. Whitehead. Specimen found in bag with OLD/63 DK I 86 (Metatarsal), DK I 5196 L/1 (Metacarpal), DK I 5197 L/1 (Metapodial). 2012/08/06 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/1960 FLK I 8246 5 - FLK MAN-f, TEETH 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Mandible fragment with teeth. Specimen found in bag with other small fragments of different bones, and also found with specimen OLD? FLK?. Card in bag with specimen states "OLDUVAI 1960 FLK I Main dig. Zinj level, section F. Galago". Other card with specimens states "strip 39-1+2 W". 2012/08/07 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
2958 DK I A/2 8247 24 - DK PHX-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2, A? -- Proximal phalanx. Pleistocene. 2012/08/07 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
5195 DK I L/2 8249 24 - DK PHX 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2 Strip I -- Very weathered phalanx. Card in bag with specimen states "Field No: Old 63 strip I L/2 5195". Other card found in bag with specimen states "Old 63 DK I L/2 5195 Cercopithecoidea". 2012/08/07 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
2959 DK IA L/2 8250 24 - DK R-MTC 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2, A? -- First right metacarpal. Card in bag with specimen states "Loc: Olduvai Field No: DK I 067/2959 L/2". Card written by P. W. Pleistocene. 2012/08/07 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/63/3059 DK I L/2 KNM 2.023 8252 24 - DK L-CAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2 -- Left calcaneus. Card in bag with specimen states "Loc: Olduvai Field No: Old/63 DK I 3059 Strip II L/2". Other card found in bag states "Cercopithecidae, Cynocephalinae left of small....". For more information see the card which has been photographed. 2012/08/07 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
FLK NNI 1011 8257 6 - FLK NN MAX, MAN, CRA-f, R/L-M, TOOTH-f, UK-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Packed in National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya in box 188 or 189 labeled "Cercopithecidae" for transport to National Museum of History, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Maxilla, mandible, cranium fragment, right second and third molar, left third molar, tooth fragment and unknown fragment. Other card in bag states "FLK NNI 1011 + another individual there? M3 etc ED `81". 2012/08/09 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLDUVAI HWK I M/18771 8275 11 - HWK R-TAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Right talus. 2012/08/10 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cynocephalinae Simopithecus No
OLD/64 2966 DK I A + 8278 24 - DK FEM-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I -- Distal end of Femur. Weathered. Pleistocene. 2012/08/10 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/62 5159A 5159B DK I B 8281 24 - DK FIB-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 2 -- Two fibula fragments. Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Field no: 5759A 5759B." 2012/08/10 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/63 3120 DK I L/3 KNM 2.015 8293 24 - DK R-FEM-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania I 3 Strip III -- Proximal end of right femur. L/3 Strip III Pleistocene. Card in bag with specimen states "Primate?" Other card in bag with specimen states "Cercopithecidae, Cynocephalinae. Head of femur part of Simopithecus individual or 4372 we'll see." 2012/08/13 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
FLK I/E-G 391 2 5 - FLK L-MAN, L/R-RAM-f, L-P, L-M, R-P, R-M 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. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Primates Strepsirrhini Lorisiformes Galagidae Galago senegalensis No
OVPP-Erinaceus 92 8308 7 - FLK North I 104 - Unknown I Upper 3 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 64 8309 7 - FLK North MAN-f, (n=, 55), M 104 - Unknown I Upper All Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42. The author mentions 55 mandibles with associated molars. 150 - Butler and Greenwood Unknown Mammalia Insectivora Erinaceoidea Erinaceidae Erinaceinae Erinaceus broomi No
OLD 60 8413 5 - FLK FIB-f, TIB-f, UK-f 104 - Unknown I -- Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae No
OVPP-303 7981 R-MAN-f, R-P, R-M 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I 6 meters below Tuff 1B. 15 meters above Bed I lavas. -- Right mandible fragment with P3-M2. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
OVPP-304 7982 AST 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Upper Just below Tuff 1E. -- Astragalus 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
OVPP-305 7983 M 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Upper 1/2 meter above Tuff 1F. -- 2 molars. Needs significant preparation. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP Yes Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae No
OVPP-306 7984 M, P 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Upper 1/2 meter above Tuff 1F. -- 2 molars and a premolar? Needs preparation. Needs washing. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP Yes Y Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Deinotheriidae Deinotherium No
OVPP-307 7985 L-COR 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. -- Left coracoid 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Aves No
OVPP-308 7986 MTP-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. -- metapodial 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Y Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae No
OVPP-309 7987 HUM-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. -- Distal humerus 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Aves No
OVPP-310 7988 HOR-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. Found in old bone pile. -- horn core 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
OVPP-311 7989 MTP 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. -- Metapodial 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Carnivora No
OVPP-312 7990 LIMB-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania I Lower 1 meter above Bed I lavas. -- distal long bone. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/07/11 253 - OVPP No Aves No