This partial skull has the right side of the face preserved and with some dentition too. It was discovered by Henry Mutua in 1970, from a site near Ileret, in Area 10. It is thought to belong to a female Paranthropus boisei, sharing many similar anatomical characteristics to the more robust male forms, including brain size, but it has smaller facial features and lacks the distinctive sagittal crest that is found in the males, such as KNM-ER 406 and OH5 (from Olduvai Gorge). The acceptance of the significant difference between the body size of male and female Paranthropus boisei led to a re-examination of other hominid species for evidence of sexual dimorphism.
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Paranthropus boisei
KNMER 732 Age approx. 1.70 Million Years
Digital Capture: Photogrammetry 0 Comments 
Forum Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Tribe: Hominini Genus: Paranthropus Species: boisei Element: Cranium Locality: Ileret, East Turkana Year of Discovery: 1960 Other Fossils to View |
