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New australopithecines from East Rudolf, Kenya
Author(s) -
Leakey R. E. F.,
Mungai J. M.,
Walker A. C.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330350204
Subject(s) - plio pleistocene , geography , paleontology , pleistocene , geology
Five new specimens of fossil hominids, including a nearly complete cranium, from Plio‐Pleistocene sediments near Lake Rudolf, Kenya are described. These descriptions are presented without comparative data and no taxonomic assessments have been made to date. Detailed comparative descriptions will be published in due course.