Olduvai Hominid 9

fossil
Also known as: OH 9

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Homo erectus

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    In Homo erectus: African fossils

    This fossil, catalogued as OH 9, was excavated by Louis S.B. Leakey and is probably about 1.2 million years old. Olduvai Gorge has since yielded additional cranial remains, jaws, and limb bones of H. erectus. Much of this material is fragmentary, but gaps in our knowledge of East African…

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