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| Catalog no. | Peninj 1 |
|---|---|
| Common name | Peninj Mandible |
| Species | Australopithecus boisei |
| Age | 1.5 mya |
| Place discovered | Peninj, Tanzania |
| Date discovered | 1964 |
| Discovered by | Kamoya Kimeu, Richard Leakey |
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The Peninj Mandible (Peninj 1) is the fossilized lower jaw and teeth of an australopithecine specimen, possibly that of Australopithecus boisei[1] or a similar popualtion[2]. It was discovered in West Lake Natron (cite de la Torre), in the Arusha Region of Tanzania by Kamoya Kimeu [3][4] and Richard Leakey in 1964.
This mandible is estimated to be 1.5 million years old[1] and its characteristics are a heavy build with large molars and small incisors.
Discovery (New Section)
References to add:
- Schaffer, W. M. (1968). Character displacement and the evolution of the Hominidae. The American Naturalist, 102(928), 559-571.
- Journal of Eastern African Research and Development. East African Literature Bureau. 1974. p. 129.
The mandible was discovered by Kamoya Kimeu in 1964, during an expedition conducted by Richard Leakey and Glynn Isaac.
- Gray, R., R. Hentschke, S. Isaac, R. Mead, A. Ozturk, P. Rieley, K. Smale, and R. Stern. "Sampling variation of reported results." Nature 234, no. 5326 (1971): 230-231.
- de la Torre, I., Mora, R., & Martínez-Moreno, J. (2008). The early Acheulean in Peninj (Lake Natron, Tanzania). Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 27(2), 244-264.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Paranthropus boisei: Peninj 1". eFossils. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Schaffer, William M. (1968-11-01). "Character Displacement and the Evolution of the Hominidae". The American Naturalist. 102 (928): 559–571. doi:10.1086/282568. ISSN 0003-0147.
- ^ Journal of Eastern African Research and Development. East African Literature Bureau. 1974. p. 129.
The mandible was discovered by Kamoya Kimeu in 1964, during an expedition conducted by Richard Leakey and Glynn Isaac.
- ^ Virginia Morell (11 January 2011). Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings. Simon and Schuster. p. 303. ISBN 978-1-4391-4387-2.
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