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-Hippopotamus 12

CODI ID:
591
Arch. Locality:
23 - TK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
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:
Bed:
II
Level:
upper
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
All levels

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