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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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224 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-1181 12019 19 - SHK R-MTC-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-1181; right metacarpal proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
OLD-994 12236 19 - SHK MTC-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-994; metacarpal distal end juvenile fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
OLD-995 12237 19 - SHK MTC-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-995; metacarpal proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
OLD-996 12238 19 - SHK MTC-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-996; metacarpal proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
OLD-484 12359 19 - SHK R-HUM-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed II -- OLD-484; right humerus proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki Yes
OLD-425 12361 19 - SHK MTT-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-425; distal metatarsal fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Behemota Bovoidea Bovidae Antilopinae Antilopini Antidorcas recki No
M 100229 12483 19 - SHK M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-192; "OLDY SHK II 22.VI.35" Unknown Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
OLD-227 12501 19 - SHK M-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK III -- OLD-227; OLDY S.H.K. III situ 13.v.35 Yes Mammalia Proboscidea Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Elephantidae No
SHK 400 1326 19 - SHK TAL 104 - Unknown Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) 146 - C. J. Jolly Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini Theropithecus No
SHK II 286 1331 19 - SHK R-MTT 104 - Unknown II Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) 146 - C. J. Jolly Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini No
OH 53 3768 19 - SHK R-FEM 1957 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Middle -- Specimen previously housed at National Museum of Kenya. 264 - Leakey family expedition Yes Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae Homininae Hominini Homo No
OH 81 4021 19 - SHK R-PAR-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Upper Lower portion. In overlying clay tuff. Dominguez-Rodrigo, M., Pickering, T.R., Diez-Martinm, F. et al. (2012) Earliest Porotic Hyperostosis on a 1.5-Million-Year-Old Hominin, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. PLoS ONE 7(10): e46414. doi:10.1371/jou 2012/6/29 292 - Proyecto Olduvai Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Hominoidea Hominidae No
SHK 400 5401 19 - SHK TAL 104 - Unknown Jolly, C. J. 1972. The classification and natural history of Theropithecus (Simopithecus)(Andrews, 1916), baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene: British Museum (Natural History) 146 - C. J. Jolly Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cercopithecinae Papionini Theropithecus No
OLD SHK II 1140/1957 8052 19 - SHK M-f 1957 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- 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. Fragment of unworn molar. New index card in photo should read "OLD SHK II 1140/1957" as opposed to "OLD SHK II40/1957". 2012/7/23 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD 1960 SHK II 067/2771 8053 19 - SHK L-MAN-f, M 1960 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Upper -- 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. Enclosed card states: "Spec: Frag left mandible with symphysis. M1-3 in place. Loc: Olduvai. L.S.B. Leakey '60. Field no: OLD 1960 SHK II 067/2771. Pleistocene. Cercopithecoidea." Left mandible fragment with M1-3. 2012/7/23 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD 1957/1139 SHK II 8060 19 - SHK P 1957 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II Upper -- 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. Worn lower P4. In BM loan collection. 2012/07/23 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae No
OLD 57/262 SHK II 8061 19 - SHK M 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- 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. Upper Ml. Very worn. In BM loan collection. 2012/07/23 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/69 S.102 SHK 8157 19 - SHK M 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Molar. Very chipped. 2012/07/30 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/94/400 SHK II 8186 19 - SHK R-TAL 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- Right talus. 2012/08/01 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/69 S.92 SHK 8197 19 - SHK R-FEM 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Right proximal femur. Pleistocene. MD Leakey. 2012/08/02 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecidae Cynocephalinae Simopithecus No
OLD 1957/622 SHK II 8208 19 - SHK L-MAX-f, P, M 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania II -- Fragment of left maxilla with third and forth premolar and first molar. In BM loan collection. Card in bag with specimen states "Canine socket suggests male". 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OLD/69 SHK S.101 8215 19 - SHK M-f 122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Fragment of molar. 2012/08/03 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Primates Anthropoidea Haplorhini Cercopithecoidea No
OVPP-Struthio 7 403 19 - SHK 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. This specimen is describe as being found at the "Skull Site" by the author. 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Aves Struthioniformes Struthioni Struthionides Struthionidae Struthio sp. No
OVPP-Ceratotherium 7 541 19 - SHK 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. The author indicates there are several specimens in the British Museum of Natural History. He also indicates a collection housed by Dr. Kohl-Larson. This specimen number may be changed when the original elements are observed in their respective collections. The author suggests that previously published accounts of this species may have actually been from deeper/older deposits such as Bed 5. There are no specifics of what types of elements have been preserved but several are implied. 142 - M. D. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae Rhinocerotinae Rhinocerotini Ceratotherium simum No