Excavation/Discovery Date:
1960
ID By:
151 - Greenwood and Todd
ID Date:
Research Team:
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Greenwood, P., and Todd, E. 1970. Fish remains from Olduvai. In: Fossil Vertebrates of Africa,vol. 2 New York: Academic Press. pp. 225-241.
Curatorial Notes:

OVPP-Clarias 29

CODI ID:
2787
Arch. Locality:
5 - FLK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
NRCR, R-DNTY, R-PTER
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Clariidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Clarias
Species:
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
The authors don;t explicitly state that these specimens are of the genus Clarias, but mention it is similar to C. mossambicus.
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
middle (Zinjanthropus)
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
22 feet below the upper limit of bed I.

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