Excavation/Discovery Date:

ID By:

130 - L.S.B. Leakey

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:

The author does not give specifics of what specimens have been recovered but mentions that several elements preserved.

OVPP-Deinotherium 1

CODI ID:

94

Arch. Locality:

Geo. Locality:

Elements Preserved:

UK

Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Proboscidea

Suborder:

Tethytheria

Infraorder:

Behemota

Superfamily:

Family:

Deinotheriidae

Subfamily:

Tribe:

Genus:

Deinotherium

Species:

bozasi

Subspecies:

Taxonomic Notes:

Taxonomic Problems: