Excavation/Discovery Date:
1959
ID By:
130 - L.S.B. Leakey
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
Bibilographic Information:
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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.

24/1959

CODI ID:
56
Arch. Locality:
8 - MK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
M
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Caniformia
Infraorder:
Arctoidea
Superfamily:
Family:
Mustelidae
Subfamily:
Lutrinae
Tribe:
Genus:
Lutra
Species:
sp.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
lower
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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