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Approximate age:300,000 years old=average of minimum (0.1 Ma) and maximum (0.50 Ma)
Date based on: data unavailable See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Twiesselmann, F. (1991). La mandibule et le fragment de maxillaire supérieur de Loyangalani (rive est du lac Turkana, Kenya). Anthropologie et préhistoire, 102, 77-95.
Hominids: Homo erectus (advanced erectus) Homo rhodesiensis
Archaeology:Late Stone Age (LSA)/Upper Paleolithic Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: Maxillary and mandibular dentition (Twiesselmann, F. (1991). La mandibule et le fragment de maxillaire supÈrieur de Loyangalani (rive est du lac Turkana, Kenya). Anthropologie et prÈhistoire, 102, 77-95.
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Notes: Warning! Open-air MSA-LSA site of THE SAME NAME exists in Tanzania. Do not be confused! This site, in Kenya, is artifact-free hominid fossil site.
Location: southeastern coast of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Coordinates are on town of Loyangalani
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