Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
157 - L. Hlusko
ID Date:
Research Team:
253 - OVPP
Repository:
126 - Mary Leakey Camp, Antiquities Station Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Bibilographic Information:
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Curatorial Notes:
Skull with associated post-crania. Pieces labeled A through P. A = cranium, B= right mandible fragment, C= left mandible fragment, D= right mandibular symphysis through P4, E= left mandibular symphysis, F-J= teeth, K= axis, L-M+ cervical vertebrae, O= intermediate phalanx, P= distal humerus. Two additional bags of bones and bone fragments that were found at OVPP-499 locality with carnivore breakage and tooth marks.

OVPP-499

CODI ID:
9869
Arch. Locality:
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
SKULL, AXIS, CER, PHX, HUM-f
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Suiformes
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Suoidea
Family:
Suidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Species:
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
Lower
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
2 meters below Tuff 1A.

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