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. 1965. Olduvai Gorge 1951-1961, Volume 1: Fauna and Background. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Curatorial Notes:
This species appears to be well represented, indicating that there are several specimens.

OVPP-Saccostomus 1

CODI ID:
32
Arch. Locality:
6 - FLK NN
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
UK
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Nesomyidae
Subfamily:
Cricetomyinae
Tribe:
Saccostomurini
Genus:
Saccostomus
Species:
indet.
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Author is not totally convinced of its taxonomy. It may represent an unknown murid.
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
I
Level:
middle
In Situ:
No
Stratigraphic Horizon:
3

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