Excavation/Discovery Date:
1931
ID By:
144 - H. Reck
ID Date:
Research Team:
273 - Reck expedition
Repository:
116 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (BSPG), Munich, Germany
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:
Reck believed this specimen came from Bed IV but Hay (in communication with the authors) suggested that adhering matrix indicates it could also have come from Bed II.

VI 306/1931 II 101

CODI ID:
831
Arch. Locality:
Geo. Locality:
Elements Preserved:
R-HOR, L-HOR-f, CRA
Sediment/Matrix Adhering:
yes but not specified

Taxonomy

Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Ruminantia
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Bovoidea
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Thaleroceros
Species:
radiciformis
Subspecies:
Taxonomic Notes:
Holotype
Taxonomic Problems:
Bed:
II, IV
Level:
In Situ:
Unknown
Stratigraphic Horizon:

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