Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
147 - C. Denys
ID Date:
Research Team:
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Denys, C. 1989. A new species of bathyergid rodent from Olduvai Bed I (Tanzania, Lower Pleistocene). Neue Jahrbuecher Geologica Palaeontologica 5:257-264.
Curatorial Notes:
This specimen is picture in figure 1-1 and 1-2.

OVPP-Heterocephalus 6

CODI ID:
2901
Arch. Locality:
7 - FLK North
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
SKULL-f, R/L-M
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Bathyergidae
Subfamily:
Heterocephalinae
Tribe:
Genus:
Heterocephalus
Species:
jaegeri
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Holotype?
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
upper
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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