Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
130 - L.S.B. Leakey
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
106 - Natural History Museum UK (?)
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 much information on elements preserved but indicates there are several specimens preserved in the BMNH.

OVPP-Diceros 1

CODI ID:
97
Arch. Locality:
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:
Diceros
Species:
bicornis
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II, III, IV
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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