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Approximate age:1,340,000 years old=average of minimum (1.3 Ma) and maximum (1.38 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Leakey, M. G., Spoor, F., Brown, F. H., Gathogo, P. N., Kiarie, C., Leakey, L. N., et al. (2001). New hominin genus from eastern Africa shows diverse middle Pliocene lineages. Nature, 410(6827), 433-440.
Hominids: Australopithecus Australopithecus boisei
Archaeology:
Important specimens: KNM-ER 17400
Notes: Kenyanthropus platyops type site.
Location: Natoo Member (upper), Nachukui Formation, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Leakey, M. G., Spoor, F., Brown, F. H., Gathogo, P. N., Kiarie, C., Leakey, L. N., et al. (2001). New hominin genus from eastern Africa shows diverse middle Pliocene lineages. Nature, 410(6827), 433-440.
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