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New hominids from East Turkana, Kenya
Author(s) -
Day M. H.,
Leakey R. E. F.,
Walker A. C.,
Wood B. A.
Publication year - 1976
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.1330450304
Subject(s) - postcrania , plio pleistocene , hominidae , paleontology , genus , pleistocene , geology , geography , biology , archaeology , zoology , biological evolution , taxon , genetics
Thirty‐five new fossil hominid specimens are described. They were recovered from the Plio‐Pleistocene sediments to the east of Lake Turkana (formerly Lake Rudolf). They include cranial and mandibular parts, teeth, and postcranial bones of upper and lower limbs. Parts of a single skeleton are also described. All of the specimens are described in anatomical detail and selected measurements are given. Some of the specimens are illustrated. It is proposed that they should be attributed to the family Hominidae, with genus and species undetermined until detailed comparative studies have been undertaken.