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Approximate age:4,445,000 years old=average of minimum (4.41 Ma) and maximum (4.48 Ma)
Date based on: Biochronology, K-AR See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Deino, A. L., Tauxe, L., Monaghan, M., & Hill, A. (2002). 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and paleomagnetic stratigraphy of the Lukeino and lower Chemeron Formations at Tabarin and Kapcheberek, Tugen Hills, Kenya. Journal of human evolution, 42(1-2), 117-140.
Hominids: Ardipithecus
Archaeology:
Important specimens: Tabarin mandible
Notes: Site of Tabarin mandible, found in early 1980's, one of the earliest known hominids until the early-mid 1990's
Location: Chemeron Formation, Lake Baringo, Tugen Hills, Kenya
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