|
OLD-886 |
11893 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-886 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-174 |
11904 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-174; found in hippopotamus drawer |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-89 |
11917 |
|
|
PHX |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-89 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-390 |
11922 |
|
|
POD |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-390 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-392 |
11924 |
|
|
POD |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-392 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-393 |
11925 |
|
|
POD |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-393 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-395 |
11926 |
|
|
POD |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-395 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-398 |
11928 |
|
|
POD |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-398 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-401 |
11929 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-401; found in hippopotamus drawer |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-546 |
11947 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-546 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-549 |
11949 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-549; metapodial proximal end |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-550 |
11950 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-550 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-572 |
11954 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-572 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-585 |
11957 |
|
|
PHX |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-585; phalanx intermediate |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Hippopotamidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-29 |
13305 |
|
|
UP2-f, PHX |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-61 FLKNI T2IV L-2 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Herpestinae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-46 |
13329 |
|
|
R. C + R.LM2 + R.MAX-f (P2-P3) + MAX-f (P4-M2) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
FLKNI L-4. Cast |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Herpestidae |
|
|
|
Mungos Dietrichi |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-47 |
13330 |
|
|
L.MAX-f (P3-P4) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
FLKNI L-4. Cast |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Herpestidae |
|
|
|
Mungos dietrichi |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-48 |
13331 |
|
|
R.MAN-f (C, P2-M2) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
FLKNI L-4 6128. Cast |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Herpestidae |
|
|
|
Mungos dietrichi |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-P-49 |
13332 |
|
|
R. MAN-f (P2-M2) |
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
FLKNNI 762 T2 III-3. Cast |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
|
Carnivora |
|
|
|
Herpestidae |
|
|
|
Mungos mungo |
|
|
Yes |
|
OVPP-Herpestinae 1 |
70 |
7 - FLK North |
|
L-P |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
1 |
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
A few isolated teeth perhaps belonging to the subfamily Herpestinae. Only the pre-molar is mentioned directly. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Yes |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
|
|
|
Author placed this taxon in Family Viverridae, but the specimen "perhaps" belongs to the subfamily Herpestinae. |
No |
|
OVPP-Herpestes 2 |
73 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, R-P, R-M |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
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 |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Herpestes |
|
|
Author suggests it is just as likely to be in genus Bdeogale. |
No |
|
OVPP-Herpestinae 3 |
78 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, R-d-M, R-P |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
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 |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Mungos 2 |
80 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, R-P, R-M, R-C, R-I |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
upper |
4 |
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 |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Mungos |
sp. |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Herpestinae 4 |
81 |
6 - FLK NN |
|
R-MAN, R-d-P, R-C |
|
104 - Unknown |
I |
middle |
1 |
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 |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
019 |
3900 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, P, (n=2) |
|
|
I |
|
4 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
Specimen is a right mandible with P3 and P4. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Ichneumia 1 |
3905 |
7 - FLK North |
|
L-MAX-f, P, (n=2) |
|
|
I |
|
4 |
-- |
Specimen is a fragment of left maxilla with P3 and P4. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Ichneumia 2 |
3906 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-P, (n=3), M, (n=2) |
|
|
I |
|
3 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
Author lists elements together but does specify if they come from a single individual.Premolars are upper P2, P3 and P4. Molars are upper M1 and M2. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
OVPP-Ichneumia 3 |
3907 |
7 - FLK North |
|
M, (n=2), P |
|
|
I |
|
A |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
Author lists elements together but does specify if they come from a single individual.Molars are lower M1 and M2.Premolar is lower P3. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
762 |
3908 |
7 - FLK North |
|
L-MAN, P, (n=3), M, (n=2), C |
|
|
I |
|
3 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Mungos |
minutus |
|
|
No |
|
019 |
7661 |
7 - FLK North |
|
R-MAN, P, (n=2) |
|
|
I |
|
4 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
Specimen is a right mandible with P3 and P4. |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Ichneumia |
albicauda |
|
|
No |
|
762 |
7669 |
7 - FLK North |
|
L-MAN, P, (n=3), M, (n=2), C |
|
|
I |
|
3 |
Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Feliformia |
|
|
Herpestidae |
Herpestinae |
|
Mungos |
minutus |
|
|
No |
|
OLD 1960 F200 |
3714 |
5 - FLK |
|
R-MAN-f, d-P, M |
1960 |
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?) |
I |
|
|
Harris, J. M., Solounias, N., and Geraads, D. 2010. Giraffoidea. Werdelin, L., Sanders, W. J., eds. In: Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. London: University of California Press. pp. 393-428. |
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. |
155 - Harris, Solounias, and Geraads |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
Giraffinae |
Giraffini |
Giraffa |
pygmaea |
|
Paratype |
No |
|
OVPP-L-74 |
4042 |
|
|
P |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
|
|
|
-- |
|
157 - L. Hlusko |
2012/6/30 |
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
M. 21466 |
116 |
|
|
MAN, P, M |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II, IV |
|
|
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. |
This specimen is pictured in plates 36 and 37. The author indicates this species is well represented in Beds 2 and 4, suggesting other materials may be available in the BMNH. |
130 - L.S.B. Leakey |
|
264 - Leakey family expedition |
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
Giraffinae |
Giraffini |
Giraffa |
jumae |
|
Holotype |
No |
|
M. 14200 |
1348 |
|
|
R-P |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
I |
|
|
Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. |
|
293 - A.T. Hopwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
|
|
Helladotherium |
olduvaiensis |
|
Holotype |
No |
|
M. 14686 |
1349 |
|
|
R-MAN, R-P, R-M |
|
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) |
II |
|
|
Hopwood, A. 1934. New fossil mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika territory. Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 10: 546-550. |
The author suggests this specimen is "probably" from Bed II. |
293 - A.T. Hopwood |
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
|
|
Helladotherium |
olduvaiensis |
|
Paratype |
No |
|
OVPP-651 |
10024 |
|
|
PHX |
|
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
I |
Lower |
7m above Tuff IA. |
-- |
Distal phalanx. May be the same individual as OVPP-648 and 652. |
157 - L. Hlusko |
2013/07/03 |
253 - OVPP |
No |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
Ruminantia |
|
Giraffoidea |
Giraffidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
|
OLD-987 |
11808 |
|
|
MTP |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-987; metapodial distal end fragment |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Giraffidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-915 |
11813 |
|
|
PHX |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-915 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Giraffidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
OLD-917 |
11815 |
|
|
PHX |
|
114 - Natural History Museum UK |
|
|
|
-- |
OLD-917 |
|
|
|
Unknown |
|
Mammalia |
Artiodactyla |
|
|
|
Giraffidae |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |