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New evidence of the genus Homo from east Rudolf, Kenya. I
Author(s) -
Day M. H.,
Leakey R. E. F.
Publication year - 1973
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.1330390303
Subject(s) - genus , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , paleontology , zoology , geography , anatomy , geology , biology
Abstract Three new fossil hominid specimens that were recovered in 1970 from the Plio‐Pleistocene sediments to the east of Lake Rudolf are described. They include the left side of the body and the symphyseal region of an adult mandible that contains three molar teeth (KNM‐ER 730), an edentulous left‐sided mandibular fragment (KNM‐ER 731) and the shaft of a left femur (KNM‐ER 737). The specimens are described in anatomical detail, illustrated and selected measurements given. It is concluded that they should be attributed to the genus Homo sp. indet. Detailed comparative studies will be published in due course.