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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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405 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-622 11971 CUB 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-622 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-626 11972 CUB 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-626 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-53 12696 CRA-f, L/R-MAN-f, SKEL-f, TOOTH-f, TUSK-f (23 total) 114 - Natural History Museum UK II -- OLD-53; Immature CRA, MAN and SKEL frags and teeth and tusk frags. MAN-f has erupting tusk; Note says "please try and fit together". The left and right MAN frags fit along the symphysis Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-703 11900 CRA-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-703; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
? 9220 CRA 128 - Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany -- Holotype. Reck field number: XX 1475?. Mfn room number: Outside 2251. Cabinet: Vitrine. 273 - Reck expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops Inventoried by Faysal Bibi in 2012. No
OVPP-Hippopotamus 1 112 CRA, MAX, MAN 104 - Unknown I, II, IV Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. The author mentions several specimens from beds 1, 2, and 4. 130 - L.S.B. Leakey 264 - Leakey family expedition Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae Hippopotaminae Hippopotamus gorgops No
OLD-399 12580 CAR-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-399; lunar bone fragment Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-280 12535 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-280; lunar Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae No
OLD-405 12587 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-405; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-406 12588 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-406; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-407 12589 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-407; lunar bone Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-408 12590 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-408; lunar bone; "I" and "II" Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-413 12592 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-413; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-414 12593 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-414; scaphoid Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Tethytheria Behemota Elephantoidea Hippopotamidae in Hippo drawer Unknown
OLD-409 11891 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-409; lunate carpal bone; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-283 11902 CAR 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-283; lunate carpal bone; found in hippopotamus drawer Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OVPP-L-1568 10490 297 - TK Fish Gully Canine Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-879 12254 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK Bed III -- OLD-879 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-681 12342 CAL-f 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-681 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-828 12309 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-828 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-775 12320 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-775 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-486 12358 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-486 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-380 11885 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-380 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-381 11886 CAL 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-381 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OVPP-L-212 8335 C 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- Box #: OLD 86. Box label: Teeth 158 - W. Reiner 2012/07/01 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae No
COP-12-93 9677 AXIS 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania II -- 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/06/22 254 - COP Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae No
OVPP-L-199 8349 AST 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania -- Specimen label:OLD-88___ ?. Box #: OLD 88 1-5. 158 - W. Reiner 2012/07/01 Unknown Y Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae No
OVPP-379 9750 AST 126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Ndutu? -- 157 - L. Hlusko 2013/06/24 253 - OVPP No Mammalia Artiodactyla Suiformes Hippopotamoidea Hippopotamidae No
OLD-711 11439 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-711 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-990 11443 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-990 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-696 11444 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-696 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-985 11807 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-985 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-988 11809 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-988 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-912 11810 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-912 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-914 11812 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-914 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-919 11817 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-919 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-921 11818 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-921 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-946 11824 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-946 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-949 11826 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-949 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes
OLD-950 11827 AST 114 - Natural History Museum UK -- OLD-950 Unknown Mammalia Artiodactyla Hippopotamidae Yes