Catalog no. KNM ER 406 Place discovered Koobi Fora, Kenya Discovered by Richard Leakey | Species Paranthropus boisei Date discovered 1969 | |
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Age 1.7 mya, Lower Pleistocene | ||
KNM ER 406 is an almost complete fossilized skull of the species Paranthropus boisei. It was discovered in Koobi Fora, Kenya by Richard Leakey and H. Mutua in 1969.
It is an adult male with an estimated cranial capacity of 510 cc and age of 1.7 million years.
References
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