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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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325 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-1653 12096 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1653; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1654 12097 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1654; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1655 12098 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1655; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1656 12099 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1656; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1657 12100 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1657; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1658 12101 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1658; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1659 12102 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1659; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1660 12103 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1660; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1661 12104 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1661; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1662 12105 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1662; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1663 12106 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1663; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1664 12107 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1664; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1665 12108 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1665; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1666 12109 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1666; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1667 12110 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1667; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1668 12111 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1668; metapodial distal end fragment; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1669 12112 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1669; in 'Alcelaphini drawer' Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1886 12195 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1886 Unknown Mammalia Yes
OLD-1006 12207 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-1006; metapodial distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1491 12219 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed IV Surface -- OLD-1491; metapodial distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1492 12220 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed IV Surface -- OLD-1492; metapodial distal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-1493 12221 MTP-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed IV Surface -- OLD-1493; metapodial proximal end fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Yes
OLD-24 12227 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-24; metapodial proximal end Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Yes
OLD-133 12276 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-133 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae Yes
OLD-91 12286 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-91; metapodial distal end Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Yes
OLD-855 12294 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-855; metapodial distal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-845 12299 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-845; metapodial distal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OLD-843 12300 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-843; metapodial proximal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OLD-840 12303 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-840; metapodial proximal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OLD-836 12306 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-836; metapodial distal end; broken into three pieces; number notes "3" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OLD-835 12307 MTP 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-835; metapodial proximal end Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae Yes
OVPP-Mammalia 3801 83 - FLK NW AST, (n=33), CAL, (n=73), FEM, (n=272), HUM, (n=186), I, (n=316), M, (n=108), MAN, (n=161), MAX, (n=68), MTP, (n=257), PHX, (n=77), PVG, (n=218), RAD, (n=55), SCP, (n=40), TIB, (n=395), ULNA, (n=76), VER, (n=595) I 20 Arcos, S., Sevilla, P., and Fernandez-Jalvo, Y. 2010. Preliminary small mammal taphonomy of FLK NW level 20 (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania). Quarternary Research 74:405-410. MNI is 198. Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". Unknown Mammalia Authors describe specimens as "small mammals". No
OVPP-Canis 1 3889 7 - FLK North AST, CAL, MTP I Zinjanthropus 3 Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Author does not specify number of each element or whether any of the specimens are from the same individual. Unknown Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Cynoidea Canidae Canis mesomelas latirostris No
766 3942 MTP I Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from FLK N, FLK NN, and MNK but does not specifically assign site. Specimen is pictured in image 1. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/6/28 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
1565 3944 MTP II Petter, G. 1973. Carnivores Pleistocenes du ravin d’Olduvai (Tanzanie). Fossil vertebrates of Africa 3:43-100. Author lists specimen in an assemblage that is described as coming from FLK N, FLK NN, and MNK but does not specifically assign site. Specimen is pictured in image 1. 157 - L. Hlusko 2012/6/28 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae No
OVPP-L-1056 10335 22 - SC MTP 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.505 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla No
OVPP-L-1058 10337 22 - SC MTP 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. 2 specimens: OLD/71.SC.686, OLD/71.SC.1317 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla No
OVPP-L-1078 10357 22 - SC MTP-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.227 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1082 10361 22 - SC HOR-f , MTP-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.1484 Unknown Mammalia No
OVPP-L-1083 10362 22 - SC MTP-f 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Box: SC. Specimen label: OLD/71.SC.396 Unknown Mammalia No