- 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.