Fossil:

KNM-WT 40000

Source: Casts of original fossil

Site:

West Turkana, Kenya (21)

Discovered By:

J. Erus
08,00 (21)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

3.5 mya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal & radiometric data (21)

Species Name:

Kenyanthropus platyops (21)
Australopithecus afarensis (25)

Gender:

Unknown (21)

Cranial Capacity:

~450 cc (21)

Interpretation:

Unique mixture of flat face, small cheek teeth with small brain case and earhole (21)
May challenge Australopithecus as ancestor of Homo (21)
Structurally very similar to KNM-ER 1470 (22)

Nickname:

Flat-faced man (21)