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New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya

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  • Ashley S. Hammond

    (American Museum of Natural History
    New York Consortium of Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP))

  • Silindokuhle S. Mavuso

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Maryse Biernat

    (Arizona State University)

  • David R. Braun

    (The George Washington University
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)

  • Zubair Jinnah

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Sharon Kuo

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Sahleselasie Melaku

    (Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH), National Museum of Ethiopia
    Addis Ababa University)

  • Sylvia N. Wemanya

    (National Museums of Kenya
    University of Nairobi)

  • Emmanuel K. Ndiema

    (National Museums of Kenya)

  • David B. Patterson

    (University of North Georgia)

  • Kevin T. Uno

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

  • Dan V. Palcu

    (Utrecht University
    Universidade de São Paulo)

Abstract

The KNM-ER 2598 occipital is among the oldest fossils attributed to Homo erectus but questions have been raised about whether it may derive from a younger horizon. Here we report on efforts to relocate the KNM-ER 2598 locality and investigate its paleontological and geological context. Although located in a different East Turkana collection area (Area 13) than initially reported, the locality is stratigraphically positioned below the KBS Tuff and the outcrops show no evidence of deflation of a younger unit, supporting an age of >1.855 Ma. Newly recovered faunal material consists primarily of C4 grazers, further confirmed by enamel isotope data. A hominin proximal 3rd metatarsal and partial ilium were discovered

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  • Ashley S. Hammond & Silindokuhle S. Mavuso & Maryse Biernat & David R. Braun & Zubair Jinnah & Sharon Kuo & Sahleselasie Melaku & Sylvia N. Wemanya & Emmanuel K. Ndiema & David B. Patterson & Kevin T., 2021. "New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22208-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22208-x
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