Excavation/Discovery Date:
1935
ID By:
137 - A. Gentry
ID Date:
Research Team:
Repository:
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?)
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:
A right horn core base.

M. 29416

CODI ID:
1001
Arch. Locality:
22 - SC
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
R-HOR-f
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Alcelaphinae
Tribe:
Alcelaphini
Genus:
Parmularius
Species:
angusticornis
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
"The small basal diameters of M 29416 give it an appearance like P. altidens" (Gentry and Gentry, 1978:388).
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
Surface
In Situ:
No
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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