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:
Several tortoises are represented in beds 1, 2, and 4. There is no mention of how many specimens or what elements are preserved.Both sites at MNK contain Chelonia specimens.

OVPP-Chelonia 8

CODI ID:
696
Arch. Locality:
27 - MNK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Chelonia
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Indet.
Species:
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
middle
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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