| Species: |
Homo habilis |
| Age: |
1.74 million years |
| Date of Discovery: |
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| Location: |
Koobi Fora, Kenya |
| Discovered by: |
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The ER 1805 specimen to the left is divided into three main parts, the
cranium (pictured from the side and the rear in the bottom two photographs),
and a maxilla and mandible (pictured together--front and side views--
in the two photographs to the right). The individual was an adult at the
time of death, as evidenced by the third molars. Debate as to the correct
classification of ER 1805 has existed ever since it was discovered. It was originally
placed in the species Homo erectus. However, based on the degree of prognathism
(the degree to which the face projects forward of the braincase) and the
shape of the cranium (especially the prominent nuchal crest, visible in
the bottom right photo), ER 1805 is now considered to belong in H. habilis.
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