Excavation/Discovery Date:
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.

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CODI ID:
137
Arch. Locality:
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
FRO, L/R-HOR
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Hippotraginae
Tribe:
Hippotragini
Genus:
Hippotragus
Species:
sp.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
upper
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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