Fossil:

KNM-ER 1470

Source: Casts of original fossil

Site:

Koobi Fora (KBS tuff, area 131)
Lake Turkana, Kenya (4, 1)

Discovered By:

B. Ngeneo
1972 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

1.8 mya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal, paleomagnetic & radiometric data (1, 2, 4)

Species Name:

Homo rudolfensis (1)
Homo habilis (2)
Australopithecus rudolfensis (42)
Kenyanthropus rudolfensis (22)

Gender:

Possibly male (25)

Cranial Capacity:

750-800 cc (1)

Information:

Tools found in same layer (4, 8)

Interpretation:

Bipedal (based on postcranial bones in same layer) (2, 5)
Adult (4)
Large, massive molars (2, 5)
Possible descendent of species represented by KNM-WT 40000 (22)