KNM ER 992
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KNM ER 992 is a old fossilized lower jaw discovered by B. Ngeneo in 1971. The mandible was considered by C. Groves and V. Mazak Koobi Fora
, Kenya
to be the holotype specimen for Homo ergaster
.
Koobi Fora
Koobi Fora refers primarily to a region around Koobi Fora Ridge, located on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana in the territory of the nomadic Gabbra people. According to the National Museums of Kenya, the name comes from the Gabbra language:...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
to be the holotype specimen for Homo ergaster
Homo ergaster
Homo ergaster is an extinct chronospecies of Homo that lived in eastern and southern Africa during the early Pleistocene, about 2.5–1.7 million years ago.There is still disagreement on the subject of the classification, ancestry, and progeny of H...
.
See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)