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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
OVPP-L-1039 10318 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.601 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1065 10344 22 - SC PVG-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.223 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1066 10345 22 - SC PVG-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.219 Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1925 11912 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1925; pelvis fragment with obturator foramen Unknown Mammalia Yes
OLD-1921 11989 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1921 Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-211 12492 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-211; pelvic fragment Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-1887 13215 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1887; os coxae-f Unknown Mammalia large mammal Unknown
OVPP-P-64 13344 PVG-f -- OLD-63 BKII 116. CAST Unknown Carnivora Hyaenidae Crocuta Yes
OLD-1482 13139 PVG-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1482; Pelvis fragment with obturator foramen Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OVPP-L-1069 10348 22 - SC PVG-f , UK-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. 3 specimens: OLD/71.SC.597, OLD/71.SC.766, OLD/71.SC.986 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-Struthio 8 10153 PVG-f , LUM 1931 114 - Natural History Museum UK I Lowe PR. 1933. On Some Struthious remains:1. Description of some pelvic remains of a large fossil ostrich, Struthio oldawayi, from the L. Pleistocene of Oldaway (Tanganyika Territory). 75(4): 652-8. HOLOTYPE. 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Aves Struthioniformes Struthioni Struthionides Struthionidae Struthio Oldawayi No
OLD-1487 13141 PVG 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1487; "os coxae (L?)" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae No
OLD-258 12521 PVG 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-258; fragment of os coxae (ilium) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Sivatheriinae Sivatherium No
F395 3027 6 - FLK NN PVG 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) I Auffenberg, W. 1981. The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981:509-522. 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. 152 - W. Auffenberg 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
F4732 3047 6 - FLK NN PVG, PERI 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) I Auffenberg, W. 1981. The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981:509-522. 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. 152 - W. Auffenberg 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Reptilia Testudines The author mentions there are over 3,000 fossilized turtle fragments from Olduvai Gorge, 98% of which are from the species Pelusios sinuatus. However, it is unclear which specimens belong to which species based on the description given. When it was unclear, the specimen is only referred to as belonging to the Order Testudines. No
OVPP-Cichlidae 1 2453 24 - DK PTYG 1963 104 - Unknown I 1 strip 1, spits 1-3 Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Yes Actinopterygii Perciformes Cichlidae No
OVPP-Clariidae 1 2454 24 - DK PTRC-f 1963 104 - Unknown I 1 strip 2, spits 1-3 Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241. 151 - Greenwood and Todd Yes Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae No
OVPP-Bitis 10 1937 PTER-f 104 - Unknown I Rage J. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai, Tanzania. In: Fossil vertebrates of Africa, vol. 3:1-6. 149 - J. C. Rage Unknown Reptilia Squamata Viperidae Bitis No
603 2818 19 - SHK PTER-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
603 6589 19 - SHK PTER-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-L-1654 10517 86 - HK Proximal ulna 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Unknown Bovidae Yes
OVPP-P-65 13345 PREMAX-MAX (incisors; R. C-P4, L. C-M1)-f -- OLD-63 DKI, L-12. CAST Unknown Yes
OVPP-L-1061 10340 22 - SC POD 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC. Unknown Mammalia No
OLD-1911 12196 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1911 Unknown Mammalia Yes
OLD-1912 12197 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1912 Unknown Mammalia Yes
OLD-100 12206 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-100 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Giraffidae Yes
OLD-368 12234 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-368 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-859 12293 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-859 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-799 12315 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-799 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-778 12318 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-778 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OLD-734 12330 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-734 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-398 11928 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-398 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-618 11969 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-618 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Giraffidae Yes
OLD-1895 11993 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1895 Unknown Mammalia Yes
OLD-1744 12167 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1744; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1410 11651 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1410 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1411 11652 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1411 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1412 11653 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1412 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1413 11654 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1413 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1414 11655 POD 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1414 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes