Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
142 - M. D. Leakey
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Leakey MD. (1971) Olduvai Gorge, Vol. 3: excavations in Beds I & II 1960-1963. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Curatorial Notes:

OVPP-Elephas 11

CODI ID:
502
Arch. Locality:
11 - HWK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Proboscidea
Suborder:
Tethytheria
Infraorder:
Behemota
Superfamily:
Elephantoidea
Family:
Elephantidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Elephas
Species:
recki
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
The author says this is the "early form" of E. recki.
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
lower
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
1, 2

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