- 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, 1951. Olduvai Gorge: a report on the evolution of the handaxe culture in Beds I-IV. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press.
- Curatorial Notes:
- Information about the specimens preserved is not given.
OVPP-Hystrix 1
- CODI ID:
- 259
- Arch. Locality:
- 6 - FLK NN
- Geo. Locality:
- Elements Preserved:
- UK
- Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Taxonomy
- Class:
- Mammalia
- Order:
- Rodentia
- Suborder:
- Hystricognatha
- Infraorder:
- Hystricognathi
- Superfamily:
- Family:
- Hystricidae
- Subfamily:
- Hystricinae
- Tribe:
- Genus:
- Hystrix
- Species:
- galatea
- Subspecies:
- Taxonomic Notes:
- Taxonomic Problems:
- Bed:
- I
- Level:
- middle
- In Situ:
- Yes
- Stratigraphic Horizon:
- 1