- Excavation/Discovery Date:
- ID By:
- ID Date:
- Research Team:
- Repository:
- Bibilographic Information:
- Brodkorb P., Mourer-Chauviré, C. 1984. Fossil owls from early man sites of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ostrich; Journal of African Ornithology 55:17-27.
- Curatorial Notes:
- Authors do not specify specimen numbers. "Radius, 1 proximal and 1 distal part; ulna, 2 distal parts; carpometacarpus, 1 almost complete and l distal part; l phalanx of the wing; tarsometatarsus, 1 distal part and 2 distal fragments; 4 pedal phalanges" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:23). "Place of conservation of the material: The fossils are currently on deposit at the University of Florida, Department of Zoology, and will later be returned to Tanzania" (Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire, 1984:19).
OVPP Tyto 1
- CODI ID:
- 10177
- Arch. Locality:
- 6 - FLK NN
- Geo. Locality:
- Elements Preserved:
- RAD-f , ULNA-f , CARMET , PHX
- Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Taxonomy
- Class:
- Aves
- Order:
- Strigiformes
- Suborder:
- Infraorder:
- Superfamily:
- Family:
- Strigidae
- Subfamily:
- Tribe:
- Genus:
- Tyto
- Species:
- alba
- Subspecies:
- cf. affinis
- Taxonomic Notes:
- Taxonomic Problems:
- Bed:
- I
- Level:
- In Situ:
- Unknown
- Stratigraphic Horizon: