Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
152 - W. Auffenberg
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
Bibilographic Information:
Auffenberg, W. 1981. The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981:509-522.
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.

F4729

CODI ID:
3044
Arch. Locality:
6 - FLK NN
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
NUCH
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Pelomedusidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Latisternon
Species:
microsulcae
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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