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Object Number
2015.1.16.291
Display Title
Homo sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of three fragments of left femur of KNM-ER 999
Classification
- Paleoanthropological
Department
Osteological
Date
180,000 years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Koobi Fora
Intrasite
Area 6A, Unit G, Collection unit 6, approximately 9-11 m above the bottom of the Guomde Formation, likely derives from undifferentiated Middle-Late Pleistocene sediments above the Chari Member, likely unassigned strata between the Koobi Fora Formation and
Materials
Plastic
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 × 10.5 × 4 cm (7 13/16 × 4 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
KNM ER 999 A 2015.16.291
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015.1.16.314 | Homo ergaster |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.198 | Homo rudolfensis |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.290 | Homo erectus |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.289 | Homo ergaster |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.284 | Homo sp. indet. |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.311 | Hominini gen. et sp. indet. |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.6 | Hominini gen. et sp. indet. |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.1 | Hominini gen. et sp. indet. |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.293 | Paranthropus boisei |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.728 | Proconsul africanus or Rangwapithecus gordoni |
Paleoanthropological
|
Songhor
| |
| 2015.1.16.294 | Homo ergaster |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
| |
| 2015.1.16.220 | Homo habilis |
Paleoanthropological
|
Koobi Fora
|