Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
142 - M. D. Leakey
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Curatorial Notes:
The author indicates there are several specimens in the British Museum of Natural History. He also indicates a collection housed by Dr. Kohl-Larson. This specimen number may be changed when the original elements are observed in their respective collections. The author suggests that previously published accounts of this species may have actually been from deeper/older deposits such as Bed 5. There are no specifics of what types of elements have been preserved but several are implied.

OVPP-Ceratotherium 11

CODI ID:
545
Arch. Locality:
14 - HWK E
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Suborder:
Ceratomorpha
Infraorder:
Tapiromorpha
Superfamily:
Rhinocerotoidea
Family:
Rhinocerotidae
Subfamily:
Rhinocerotinae
Tribe:
Rhinocerotini
Genus:
Ceratotherium
Species:
simum
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
middle
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
3, 4, 5

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