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Approximate age:2,340,000 years old=average of minimum (2.29 Ma) and maximum (2.39 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Roche, H., Delagnes, A., Brugal, J. P., Feibel, C., Kibunjia, M., Mourre, V., et al. (1999). Early hominid stone tool production and technical skill 2.34 Myr ago in West Turkana, Kenya. Nature, 399(6731), 57-60
Hominids: Homo
Archaeology:Oldowan/undiagnostic
Important specimens: KNM-WT 42718 (first lower molar from 100m south of LA1 locality)
Notes: other spellings: Lokalelei
Location: Lokalalei, Nachukui Formation, West Turkana, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Tiercelin, J. J., Schuster, M., Roche, H., Brugal, J. P., Thuo, P., Prat, S., et al. (2010). New considerations on the stratigraphy and environmental context of the oldest (2.34 Ma) Lokalalei archaeological site complex of the Nachukui Formation, West Turkana, northern Kenya Rift. Journal of African Earth Sciences.
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