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:
Several specimens.

OVPP-Elephantulus 1

CODI ID:
15
Arch. Locality:
7 - FLK North
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Insectivora
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Macroscelididae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Elephantulus
Species:
sp.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
The absence of lower 3rd molar suggests it is not in the genus Nasilio.
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
upper
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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