This lower jaw, was found by K. Kitibi in 1974. It was discovered in an archaeological excavation, FXJJ20 E, run by Glynn Isaac, on the east side of Lake Turkana. The specimen was in poor condition, with several of the front teeth badly displaced and the specimen looked fairly distorted although it has since been reconstructed. The large, robust, complete lower jaw must have belonged to a male individual of Paranthropus boisei, the same species as OH5 Zinjanthopus from Olduvai Gorge.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei Age approx. 1.90 Million Years
Digital Capture: Photogrammetry 74-873 0 Comments Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Paranthropus Species: boisei Element: Mandible Locality: Area 131, East Turkana Year of Discovery: 1974 Other Fossils to View |