- Excavation/Discovery Date:
- ID By:
- 147 - C. Denys
- ID Date:
- Research Team:
- 264 - Leakey family expedition
- Repository:
- 105 - National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (?)
- Bibilographic Information:
- Denys, C. 1990. First occurrence of Xerus cf. inauris. Palaont. Z. 64: 359
- Curatorial Notes:
- The author mentions nine mandible fragments of Xerus cf. inauris and 25 total remains of sciurids. 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-Xerus 1
- CODI ID:
- 1351
- Arch. Locality:
- 7 - FLK North
- Geo. Locality:
- Elements Preserved:
- MAN-f, M, P
- Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
Taxonomy
- Class:
- Mammalia
- Order:
- Rodentia
- Suborder:
- Sciuromorpha
- Infraorder:
- Sciurida
- Superfamily:
- Family:
- Sciuridae
- Subfamily:
- Sciurinae
- Tribe:
- Xerini
- Genus:
- Xerus
- Species:
- inauris
- Subspecies:
- Taxonomic Notes:
- Taxonomic Problems:
- Bed:
- I
- Level:
- M3
- In Situ:
- Yes
- Stratigraphic Horizon: