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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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Spec #	CODI Database ID	Arch. 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	Taxonomic Notes	Taxonomic Problems
OVPP-Elephantulus 49	2895		MAN-f, M		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania			2	Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1976. Elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 4. pp. 1-56.		150 - Butler and Greenwood		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Insectivora				Macroscelididae			Elephantulus	broomi		No
OVPP-Elephantulus 52	2898		MAN-f, M		122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania			2	Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1976. Elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 4. pp. 1-56.		150 - Butler and Greenwood		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Insectivora				Macroscelididae			Elephantulus	broomi		No
HWK East II 891	1299	14 - HWK E	HOR-f		104 - Unknown	II		2	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			Yes		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini	Damaliscus	sp.	The authors suggest this specimen is similar to the D. niro type A specimens but is not similar enough to be assigned to D. niro.	No
OVPP-470	9841		HOR-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	II	Middle	2 meters above Tuff 1F.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/25	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
OVPP-479	9850		L-MAX-f, L-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	II	Lower	2 meters below Ng'eju.	--	Left maxilla with M1-2. Needs prep.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/26	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Alcelaphini				No
OVPP-499	9869		SKULL, AXIS, CER, PHX, HUM-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff 1A.	--	Skull with associated post-crania. Pieces labeled A through P. A = cranium, B= right mandible fragment, C= left mandible fragment, D= right mandibular symphysis through P4, E= left mandibular symphysis, F-J= teeth, K= axis, L-M+ cervical vertebrae, O= intermediate phalanx, P= distal humerus. Two additional bags of bones and bone fragments that were found at OVPP-499 locality with carnivore breakage and tooth marks.	157 - L. Hlusko		253 - OVPP	Yes		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Suiformes		Suoidea	Suidae						No
OVPP-508	9879		R-HUM-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff 1A.	--	Right distal humerus.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Carnivora	Feliformia			Felidae						No
OVPP-336	8014		R-MAX-f, R-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Upper	2 meters below Tuff 1F.	--	Right maxillary fragment with M1-M3. Needs significant preparation.	157 - L. Hlusko	2012/07/11	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Suiformes		Hippopotamoidea	Hippopotamidae						No
OVPP-597	9970		L-MAN-f, L-P, L-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Left mandibular P4-M1 with mandible fragment adhering. Found with OVPP-499.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini				No
OVPP-598	9971		HOR-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Two pieces - A and B. Found with OVPP-499.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
OVPP-604	9977		MAN-f, M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Antilopini				No
OVPP-605	9978		MAN-f, P		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Mandible fragment with premolar.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
OVPP-606	9979		CRA-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Primates	Anthropoidea	Haplorhini	Cercopithecoidea	Cercopithecidae						No
OVPP-610	9983		MAX-f, M-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--		157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Reptilia											No
OVPP-614	9987		R-MAN-f, R-P		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Right mandible fragment with root of P2, fragment of P3 and fragment of P4 root.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/02	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
OVPP-768	10142		HOR-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Found with OVPP-499.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/07	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
OVPP-769	10143		CRA-f, MAX-f, M, HOR		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.	--	Partial cranium with two horn cores and maxilla fragment with molar. In sediment. Needs prep. Found with OVPP-499. Five pieces- A, B, C, D, and E.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/07	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Antilopini				No
OVPP-596	9969		MAX-f , L-M , R-P , R-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2 meters below Tuff IA.��	--	Maxillary dentition with half of left maxillary M1, M2-3, right P4 and M1 with fragments of maxilla adhering. Found with OVPP-499.��	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Bovinae	Cephalophini?				No
FLK N I 685	1378	7 - FLK North	TIB-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 3	Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	This specimen is described as "almost complete."	137 - A. Gentry			Yes		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella			No
FLK N I 658	1379	7 - FLK North	TIB-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 3	Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	This is the proximal end of a tibia.	137 - A. Gentry			Yes		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella			No
FLK N I 651	1385	7 - FLK North	TIB-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 3	Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.		137 - A. Gentry			Yes		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella			No
OVPP-Clarias 22	2576	6 - FLK NN	L-ETHM, SOCC, SKULL-f, R-PORB, L-PAL, R/L-EPHL, R/L-CRHL, R/L-ARTC, CLEI-f, VER, L/R-QUAD, L-DNTY	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=66. Multiple of each element is represented; authors do not specify the numbers for every element.These specimens are from trench II.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Yes		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.		No
OVPP-Cichlidae 12	2642	6 - FLK NN	DNTY, PTYG, RAY, 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					These specimens could be from Tilapia.	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
OVPP-Clarias 23	2644	6 - FLK NN	SKULL-f, R/L-OPER, ARTC-f, QUAD-f, DNTY-f, URH:, R/L-RAY-f, CLEI-f, VER-f, ARCH-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=19.Multiple of each element is represented, authors do not specify number for every element.These specimens are from trench II, "long strip".	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Yes		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.		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
OVPP-Clarias 24	2667	6 - FLK NN	SKULL-f, R-SUBO, MSEH, SOCC, R/L-FRO, L-DRMS, PAL, R-QUAD, R/L-ARTC, R-DNTY, URHL, R/L-RAY-f, CLEI-f, VER-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=49. Multiple of each element is represented, authors do not specify number for every element.Specimens were found in trench III.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Yes		Actinopterygii	Siluriformes				Clariidae			Clarias	sp.		No
OVPP-Cichlidae 15	2716	6 - FLK NN	SPINE-f, URHL-f, R/L-OPER-f, PTER, VER-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. They were recovered in trench III.	151 - Greenwood and Todd			Unknown		Actinopterygii	Perciformes				Cichlidae						No
FLK N I 671	1415	7 - FLK North	MTT-f		104 - Unknown	I		2, 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 of a metatarsal	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella			No
FLK N I 6184	1418	7 - FLK North	MTT-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 3	Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Distal end of a metatarsal	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	GazellaGazella			No
FLK N I 740	1419	7 - FLK North	MTT-f	1960	104 - Unknown	I		2, 3	Gentry, A. W. 1966 Fossil Antilopini of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Geology. 12: 43-106. 9 pls.	Distal end of a metatarsal	137 - A. Gentry			Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Antilopinae	Antilopini	Gazella			No
OVPP-Erinaceus 60	2101	7 - FLK North	HUM-f, (n=17)		104 - Unknown	I	upper	2, 3, 4	Butler, P., and Greenwood, M. 1973. The early Pleistocene hedgehogs from Olduvai, Tanzania. Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:7-42.	The authors mention 17 fragments of humeri from layers 2-4.	150 - Butler and Greenwood			Unknown		Mammalia	Insectivora			Erinaceoidea	Erinaceidae	Erinaceinae		Erinaceus	broomi		No
OVPP-648	10021		PHX-f		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2.5m above Tuff IA.	--	Distal phalanx- distal end missing. May be the same individual as OVPP-651 and 652.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/03	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Giraffoidea	Giraffidae						No
OVPP-649	10022		MAN-f, M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2.5m above Tuff IA.	--	Molar with mandibular fragment adhering.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/03	253 - OVPP	No		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Antilopini				No
OVPP-650	10023		MAN-f, M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	I	Lower	2.5m above Tuff IA.	--	Third mandibular molar with mandible fragment adhering.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/07/03	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Hippotragini				No
COP-12-6	9591		R-MAN-f, M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania			20 meters before Ndutu.	--	Right mandibular fragment with M2 and M3. Needs minor prep.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/21	254 - COP	Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No
COP-12-7	9592		L-MAN-f, L/d-M		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania			20 meters below Ndutu.	--	Left mandibular fragment with dM1 and dM2.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/21	254 - COP	Unknown	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae		Reduncini				No
OVPP-537	9908		R-MAN-f, R-M, CER		126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	III/IV		20m below top of section.	--	2 pieces- A and B. Right mandible with M1-3 with associated cervical vertebra.	157 - L. Hlusko	2013/06/30	253 - OVPP	No	Y	Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae	Alcelaphinae	Alcelaphini				No
OVPP-Bitis 14	1941	5 - FLK	MAX-f		104 - Unknown	I	middle (Zinjanthropus)	22 feet below the upper limit of bed I.	Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6.	This specimen is pictured in plate 1, figure 9.	149 - J. C. Rage			Unknown		Reptilia	Squamata				Viperidae			Bitis	olduvaiensis		No
OVPP-Zinjanthropus 10	3920	5 - FLK	CRA-f			I	middle (Zinjanthropus)	22 feet below the upper limit of bed I.	Leakey, LSB. 1960. Recent discoveries at Olduvai Gorge. Nature 188:1050-1052.	Author describes specimen as "parts of the skull of a second individual," in reference to the first Z. boisei skull found at this site OH 5.	157 - L. Hlusko		264 - Leakey family expedition	Unknown		Mammalia	Artiodactyla	Ruminantia		Bovoidea	Bovidae						No

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