Excavation/Discovery Date:

1963

ID By:

148 - C. S. Churcher

ID Date:

Research Team:

264 - Leakey family expedition

Repository:

122 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Bibilographic Information:

Churcher, C. S. 1982. Oldest ass recovered from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and the origin of asses.

Curatorial Notes:

EF-HR 63/272

CODI ID:

1352

Arch. Locality:

31 - EF-HR

Geo. Locality:

Elements Preserved:

R-MTT

Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Perissodactyla

Suborder:

Hippomorpha

Infraorder:

Superfamily:

Family:

Equidae

Subfamily:

Equinae

Tribe:

Equini

Genus:

Equus

Species:

asinus

Subspecies:

Taxonomic Notes:

Taxonomic Problems: