Excavation/Discovery Date:
1960
ID By:
155 - Harris, Solounias, and Geraads
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
Bibilographic Information:
Harris, J. M., Solounias, N., and Geraads, D. 2010. Giraffoidea. Werdelin, L., Sanders, W. J., eds. In: Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. London: University of California Press. pp. 393-428.
Curatorial Notes:
Original information indicated that this specimen was located in Nairobi. This specimen is likely within the material that was repatriated to Dar in 2011, but this has yet to be confirmed.

OLD 1960 F200

CODI ID:
3714
Arch. Locality:
5 - FLK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
R-MAN-f, d-P, M
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Giraffoidea
Family:
Giraffidae
Subfamily:
Giraffinae
Tribe:
Giraffini
Genus:
Giraffa
Species:
pygmaea
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Paratype
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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