Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
130 - L.S.B. Leakey
ID Date:
Research Team:
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Curatorial Notes:
Specimens preserved are not details but is rare where it is found.

OVPP-Hystrix 2

CODI ID:
260
Arch. Locality:
5 - FLK
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 (Zinjanthropus)
In Situ:
Yes
Stratigraphic Horizon:
22 feet below the upper limit of bed I.

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