Excavation/Discovery Date:
1931
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:
The authors are uncertain of the excavation year but "III" is written on the fossil in yellow ink, which was characteristic of 1931 fossils.

M. 29460

CODI ID:
755
Arch. Locality:
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
L-MAN-f, L-P, L-M
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Tribe:
Bovini
Genus:
Pelorovis
Species:
oldowayensis
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
III
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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