Excavation/Discovery Date:
1989-2008
ID By:
ID Date:
Research Team:
257 - OLAPP
Repository:
127 - National Natural History Museum, Arusha, Tanzania
Bibilographic Information:
Prassack KA. 2014. Landscape distribution and ecology of Plio-Pleistocene avifaunal communities from Lowermost Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Journal of Human Evolution. 70:1-15.
Curatorial Notes:
Specimen is labeled E in image: anterior view of distal left tibiotarsus. "These fossils are currently being utilized in the publication of the author’s dissertation research wherein they have been given OAS (Olduvai Avian Specimen) numbers. Once the dissertation is completed, they will be returned to the OLAPP laboratory in Arusha, Tanzania, where they will be assigned OLAPP sequence numbers (Prassack, 2014)."

OAS 032

CODI ID:
10150
Arch. Locality:
14 - HWK E
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
L-TBT-f
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Aves
Order:
Gruiformes
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Rallidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Rallus
Species:
cf. caerulescens
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
Lowermost
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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