Excavation/Discovery Date:
1935
ID By:
134 - C. Arambourg
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:
This specimen is shown in plate 17. Most of the skeleton is preserved.

OVPP-Elephas 1

CODI ID:
90
Arch. Locality:
8 - MK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
SKEL
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Embedded in matrix

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Proboscidea
Suborder:
Tethytheria
Infraorder:
Behemota
Superfamily:
Elephantoidea
Family:
Elephantidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Elephas
Species:
africanavus
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
lower
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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