|
F4726 |
3041 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
LIMB, PVG, PCG |
|
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-117 |
7798 |
|
|
LIMB |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
|
Popcorn clays 3 meters below OLAPP hippo trench; 5 meters below Tuff 2A. |
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/30 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
MB.Ma.16535 |
9230 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
MB.Ma.16536 |
9231 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
MB.Ma.16537 |
9232 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
MB.Ma.16538 |
9233 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
MB.Ma.16539 |
9234 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
MB.Ma.16540 |
9235 |
|
|
LIMB |
1913 |
128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |
|
|
|
-- |
Postcrania, long bones. Reck field number: XVIII 1634. Mfn room number: 0026. |
|
|
273 - Reck expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
recki |
|
Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. |
No |
|
OLD-1488 |
13142 |
27 - MNK |
|
LIMB |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
IV |
S |
|
-- |
OLD-1488; podial; "Oldoway MNK IV S 15.5.35" |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-86 |
13268 |
|
|
LIMB |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-86; Long bone- possibly immature, most of articular surfaces not preserved |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
"label on bone says 'Pelorovis?'"; in Hippopotamidae drawer |
Unknown |
|
OVPP-P-27 |
13303 |
|
|
LIMB (femur) -f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-60 DALK Bed IV |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Felidae |
|
|
Panthera |
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-274 |
7952 |
32 - MNK Main |
|
LIMB-f, PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Middle |
Found right beside OGAP trench at MNK Main excavation. |
-- |
Distal limb and phalanx. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/07/08 |
253 - OVPP |
Yes |
Y |
Aves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-257 |
7935 |
|
|
LIMB-f, VER-f, PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
II |
Middle |
|
-- |
Long bone (A), Vertebral body (B), and Phalanx (C) |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/07/08 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Reptilia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
F4725 |
3040 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
LIMB-f |
|
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-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 |
|
OLD-1927 |
11910 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1927 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-1926 |
11911 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1926 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-1907 |
11913 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1907; limb fragment immature |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-1905 |
11990 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1905; unidentified limb immature fragment |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-1082 |
12010 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1082; limb shaft fragment |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
M 104176 |
13050 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1136 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Aves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
OLD-1637 |
13171 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1637; LIMB-f shaft fragment, probably MTP shaft fragment since it is in the box with all MTP |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Alcelaphinae |
Alcelaphini |
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1888 |
13216 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1888 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1906 |
13227 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1906; LIMB-f articular surface |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-1914 |
13231 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-1914; long bone fragment |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-P-33 |
13309 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-63 BKII 1449 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-34 |
13310 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-63 MNKII I-1 067-1539 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Aves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-L-1029 |
10308 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
-- |
Box: OLD/71 SC. Trench II Spit 6. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.1005 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-L-1070 |
10349 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Immature. Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.947 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-L-1074 |
10353 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.164 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-L-1075 |
10354 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.606 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-L-1079 |
10358 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.1866 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-L-1081 |
10360 |
22 - SC |
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.965 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-L-1085 |
10364 |
|
|
LIMB-f |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
|
Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
Y |
Mammalia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-26 |
13302 |
|
|
LIMB-f (Humerus) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD NI I-4 5086 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-235 |
12510 |
|
|
LIMB, UK |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-235; post cranial bones; might be same individual as OLD-234 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-95 |
7773 |
|
|
M, I |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
|
Claystone 1 meter below Tuff 1D. |
-- |
Molar (A). Incisor (B). |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/29 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Syncerus 2 |
766 |
46 - JK 2 |
|
M?, I?, P? |
|
104 - Unknown |
III |
|
|
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 |
Bovinae |
Bovini |
Syncerus |
acoelotus |
|
The authors describe teeth but not specifically which type(s) of teeth that are more likely to be from S. acoelotus than P. antiquus. |
No |
|
OVPP-Syncerus 3 |
767 |
10 - BK |
|
M?, I?, P? |
|
104 - Unknown |
II |
|
|
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. |
The authors discuss teeth found at BK II but does not specifically describe which type(s) of teeth are found. |
137 - A. Gentry |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Bovoidea |
Bovidae |
Bovinae |
Bovini |
Syncerus |
acoelotus |
|
The authors describe these specimens as being smaller than P. oldowayensis. |
No |
|
OVPP-Elephas 2 |
91 |
8 - MK |
|
MAN, C, M, I, P |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
lower |
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
Several other specimens found at this site in Bed I but probably fell from Bed II. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
Specimen was "embedded in matrix." |
Mammalia |
Proboscidea |
Tethytheria |
Behemota |
Elephantoidea |
Elephantidae |
|
|
Elephas |
africanavus |
|
|
No |