Excavation/Discovery Date:
1960
ID By:
137 - A. Gentry
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Leakey LSB. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Curatorial Notes:
Several alcelaphine horn cores are mentioned in the monograph. One is shown in plate 92. Gentry and Gentry say this specimen is of "Type B" variety.

OVPP-Alcelaphini 1

CODI ID:
214
Arch. Locality:
10 - BK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
L-HOR
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Alcelaphinae
Tribe:
Alcelaphini
Genus:
Indet.
Species:
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
This specimen was reclassified as Damaliscus niro by Gentry and Gentry (1978). this is of the Type B variety according to Gentry and Gentry (1978).
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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