Excavation/Discovery Date:
1965
ID By:
131 - A. Remane
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 specimen is pictured in plate 26, figures 1, 2.

HWK EE II 1965.068/5975

CODI ID:
1018
Arch. Locality:
37 - HWK EE
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
CRA-f, R/L-HOR
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
"pyroxene-rich volcanic sandstone"

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Alcelaphinae
Tribe:
Alcelaphini
Genus:
Parmularius
Species:
sp.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
middle
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
found 3.7 meters above the Sandy Conglomerate

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