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 states that this species occurs from Bed 2-4. He does not give specifics of specimens recovered.

OVPP-Elephas 4

CODI ID:

93

Arch. Locality:

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:

Taxonomic Problems: