- Excavation/Discovery Date:
- 1961
- ID By:
- 137 - A. Gentry
- ID Date:
- Research Team:
- Repository:
- 104 - Unknown
- Bibilographic Information:
- Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446.
- Curatorial Notes:
- This is from the same individual as FLK NN I 960. It is found slightly higher than the FLK NN I level, and is overlain by Tuff ID.
FLK NN I 800
- CODI ID:
- 846
- Arch. Locality:
- 6 - FLK NN
- Geo. Locality:
- Elements Preserved:
- L-FEM, R-HUM, R-RAD, R-ULN, R-TIB, OCX, R-CAL, VER, RIB
- Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Taxonomy
- Class:
- Mammalia
- Order:
- Artiodactyla
- Suborder:
- Ruminantia
- Infraorder:
- Superfamily:
- Bovoidea
- Family:
- Bovidae
- Subfamily:
- Hippotraginae
- Tribe:
- Hippotragini
- Genus:
- Hippotragus
- Species:
- gigas
- Subspecies:
- Taxonomic Notes:
- It has resemblance to Oryx but the authors suggest it resembles H. gigas.
- Taxonomic Problems:
- Bed:
- I
- Level:
- In Situ:
- Unknown
- Stratigraphic Horizon: