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 mentions several specimens from beds 1, 2, and 4.

OVPP-Hippopotamus 1

CODI ID:

112

Arch. Locality:

Geo. Locality:

Elements Preserved:

CRA, MAX, MAN

Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Artiodactyla

Suborder:

Suiformes

Infraorder:

Superfamily:

Hippopotamoidea

Family:

Hippopotamidae

Subfamily:

Hippopotaminae

Tribe:

Genus:

Hippopotamus

Species:

gorgops

Subspecies:

Taxonomic Notes:

Taxonomic Problems: