Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
152 - W. Auffenberg
ID Date:
Research Team:
264 - Leakey family expedition
Repository:
105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
Bibilographic Information:
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Curatorial Notes:
The authors mention "thousands" of fragments and a few complete shells of this species found at Olduvai. Original information indicated that this specimen was located in Nairobi. This specimen is likely within the material that was repatriated to Dar in 2011, but this has yet to be confirmed.

OVPP-Latisternon 1

CODI ID:
3114
Arch. Locality:
24 - DK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
L-EPLS
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Pelomedusidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Latisternon
Species:
microsulcae
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Holotype
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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