Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
Bibilographic Information:
Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré C. 1982. Fossil Anhingas (Aves: Anhingidae) from early man sites of Hadar and Omo (Ethiopia) and Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Geobios 15: 505-515
Curatorial Notes:
Distal half of left ulna. "Place of conservation of material : The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to their countries of origin. The serial numbers such as 2780 are catalogue numbers of the Olduvai birds, and the data are kept at the University of Florida, Gainesville" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982:510). Figure description: "Fig. 14 - 15 -- Distal half of left ulna, 11 234, Lower Pleistocene, Kudu Korongo, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. (14) internal view. (15) external view." (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982).

11 234

CODI ID:
10182
Arch. Locality:
58 - KK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
L-ULNA-f
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Aves
Order:
Suliformes
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Anhingidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Anhinga
Species:
hadarensis
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
"Probably lower middle" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1982:510).
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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