Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
137 - A. Gentry
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
Bibilographic Information:
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.
Curatorial Notes:
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.

068/5924

CODI ID:
741
Arch. Locality:
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
R-HOR
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Tribe:
Taurotragini
Genus:
Taurotragus
Species:
sp.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
Level:
In Situ:
No
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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