Fossil:

OH 24

Site:

Olduvai Gorge (DK east, Bed 1)
Tanzania (4, 1)

Discovered By:

P. Nzube
1968 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

1.8 mya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal, paleomagnetic & radiometric data (1, 4, 5, 6)

Species Name:

Homo habilis (1, 4)
Australopithecus habilis (42)

Gender:

Unknown (1)

Cranial Capacity:

590 cc (1, 4)

Information:

Tools found in same layer (4)
Braincase was found crushed (reconstructed from over 100 fragments) (1)

Interpretation:

Young adult (based on eruption of third molars) (1)

Nickname:

Twiggy (1)