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Approximate age:4,120,000 years old=average of minimum (4.07 Ma) and maximum (4.17 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Leakey, M. G., Feibel, C. S., McDougall, I., Ward, C., & Walker, A. (1998). New specimens and confirmation of an early age for Australopithecus anamensis. Nature, 393(6680), 62-66.
Hominids: Australopithecus anamensis
Archaeology:
Important specimens:
Notes: The type site of Australopithecus anamensis.
Location: Turkana district south of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Coordinates derived from map in Leakey, M. G., Feibel, C. S., McDougall, I., & Walker, A. (1995). New four-million-year-old hominid species from Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya.
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