Excavation/Discovery Date:
ID By:
137 - A. Gentry
ID Date:
Research Team:
Repository:
104 - Unknown
Bibilographic Information:
Gentry, A. W., and Gentry, A. 1978. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology 29:289-446.
Curatorial Notes:
The authors discuss teeth found at BK II but does not specifically describe which type(s) of teeth are found.

OVPP-Syncerus 3

CODI ID:
767
Arch. Locality:
10 - BK
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
M?, I?, P?
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Tribe:
Bovini
Genus:
Syncerus
Species:
acoelotus
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
The authors describe these specimens as being smaller than P. oldowayensis.
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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