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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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410 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 15740 10156 6 - FLK NN PMAX I Layer 3 Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27. PARATYPE. "Paratypes: The following specimens are from layer 3 of locality FLK NNI and can be attributed to the same individual as the holotype: 15740, premaxillae; 3301, lower part of right coracoid. 15364 and 15473, proximal and distal parts of left femur; 16377, distal part of right femur; 15701, distal part of left tibiotarsus; 15776, left fibula; 16262, proximal part of right tarsometatarsus; 15730, distal part of left tarsometatarsus; 15942, 15946, 16050, 16171, 16174, 16176 to 16180, pedal phalanges. Place of conservation of the material: The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to Tanzania" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:17, 19). Image notes: (Scale = 2 cm) A-B: Left coracoid, holotype, OLD 15802, FLK NNI, layer 3, A anterior face, B posterior face. C: Right tarsometatarsus, proximal part, paratype, OLD 16262, FLK NNI, scree, anterior face. D: Left tarsometatarsus, distal part, paratype, OLD 15730, FLK NNI, layer 3, anterior face. E-F: Left femur, proximal half, paratype, OLD 15364, FLK NNI, layer 2+3, E anterior face, F POSterior face. G-H: Left femur, distal part, paratype, OLD 15473, FLK NNI, layer 3, G anterior face, H posterior face. I: Left tarsometatarsus, almost complete, OLD 11574, FLK NI, layer 1, anterior face. J-K: Left femur, lacking the distal part, OLD 11586, FLK NI, layer 2, J anterior face, K posterior face. Unknown Aves Strigiformes Strigidae Bubo leakeyae No
M. 17112 10387 An upper third molar in a fragment of maxilla. 106 - Natural History Museum UK (?) II F.L.K. Brit. Mus. Palaeont. Dept. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 1958 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suina Suoidea Suidae Suidae Potamochoerus majus Yes
OLD-350 11387 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-350; maxilla fragment with 2 molars Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-355 11392 M , MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-355; molar with adhering maxilla fragment; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-291 11426 M , M , MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-291; 2 molars with adhering maxilla fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-48 11915 MAX-f , M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-48; maxilla fragment with molar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-331 11918 MAX-f , M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-331; maxilla fragment with molar; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-647 11985 R-MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-647; right maxilla fragment with erupting teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-910 12240 MAX-f , M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-910; maxilla fragment with molar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-905 12241 MAX-f , M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-905; maxilla fragment with molar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-117 12407 MAX-f with teeth 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-117; based on note with specimen, may not be from Olduvai Unknown Mammalia Rhino or Hippo Yes
OLD-130 12422 MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-130; maxillary fragment in carbonate nodule all anterior teeth present Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae No
OLD-175 12465 MAX-f, P (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-175 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Ceratomorpha Tapiromorpha Rhinocerotoidea Rhinocerotidae No
OLD-328 12555 MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-328 Unknown Mammalia Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Suidae No
OLD-402 12584 MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-402 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-403 12585 MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-403 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
M 104031 12604 L-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-427; L-MAX-f with M2 and M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M. 104057 12687 L-MAX-f, M (3) 2.VII.35 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- L-MAX-f with M1, M2, and M3; OLD-513; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-530 12697 L-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-530; L-MAX-f with M1 and M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovinae Bovini No
OLD-551 12714 L-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-551; L-MAX-f with M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suina Suoidea Suidae Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis No
OLD-570 12729 MAX-f, M (3), P 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-570; MAX-f with M1, M2, M3, and P; possibly associated fragment found in drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-586 12737 R-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-586; R-MAX-f with M3 and roots of other molars and teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-589 12740 R-MAX-f, M, d-M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-589; R-MAX-f with M1 and d-M4 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-592 12742 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-592 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-594 12744 R-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-594 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
M 104041 12758 L-MAX-f, P, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-616; L-MAX-f with P4-M2 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-682 12798 MAX-F, TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-682; MAN-f or MAX-f with teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-7 12807 RIB-f, M, MAX-f, TOOTH, TIB (7 total) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-7; not fossilized; micro mammal; distal articular end of tibia is preserved Unknown Yes
M 104029 12829 R-MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-713; R-MAX-f with M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
M 103882 12868 R-MAX, R-P, R-M (3) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-761; right maxilla with P4-M3 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Bovini/Hippotragini Yes
M. 104099 12883 L-MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK IV -- Left maxilla fragment with M1 and M2; OLD-782; (Last edit SC 2019) Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Bovoidea Bovidae Alcelaphinae Alcelaphini No
OLD-788 12889 313 - GRK M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-788; "Oldoway GRK II 15/7/35" Unknown M with adhering MAX-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-803 12900 MAX-f, M 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-803; fragment in box in photo belongs to OLD-815 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-808 12905 M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-808 Unknown molar with adhering max-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-814 12910 MAX-f, TOOTH 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-814; drawer 1; MAX-f with teeth Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Ruminantia Giraffoidea Giraffidae No
OLD-815 12911 M, MAX 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-815 Unknown upper molar with adhering maxilla Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-822 12916 27 - MNK I (2), MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-822; "OLDOWAY MNK 6.5.35." Unknown two incisors with maxillary fragment adhering Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OLD-844 12929 M, MAX-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-844 Unknown M with adhering MAX-f Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No
OLD-865 12943 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-865; MAX-f with 2 M (probably M1 and M2); molars very worn Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-876 12946 MAX-f, M (2) 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-876 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Suoidea Suidae No