New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya

Ashley S. Hammond; Silindokuhle S. Mavuso; Maryse Biernat; David R. Braun; Zubair Jinnah; Sharon Kuo; Sahleselasie Melaku; Sylvia N. Wemanya; Emmanuel K. Ndiema; David B. Patterson; Kevin T. Uno; Dan V. Palcu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22208-x

Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya

Ashley S. Hammond,
Silindokuhle S. Mavuso,
Maryse Biernat,
David R. Braun,
Zubair Jinnah,
Sharon Kuo,
Sahleselasie Melaku,
Sylvia N. Wemanya,
Emmanuel K. Ndiema,
David B. Patterson,
Kevin T. Uno,
Dan V. Palcu

Affiliations

Ashley S. Hammond: Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History
Silindokuhle S. Mavuso: School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Maryse Biernat: School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
David R. Braun: Department of Anthropology and Center for Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, The George Washington University
Zubair Jinnah: School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Sharon Kuo: Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
Sahleselasie Melaku: Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH), National Museum of Ethiopia
Sylvia N. Wemanya: Archaeology Section, Department of Earth Sciences, National Museums of Kenya
Emmanuel K. Ndiema: Archaeology Section, Department of Earth Sciences, National Museums of Kenya
David B. Patterson: Department of Biology, University of North Georgia
Kevin T. Uno: Division of Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Dan V. Palcu: Paleomagnetic Laboratory ‘Fort Hoofddijk’, Utrecht University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22208-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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KNM-ER 2598 is one of the oldest known Homo erectus fossils but there are doubts about its age. Here, Hammond et al. trace the original location of the specimen, confirming an age >1.85 million years, and locating additional hominin fossils situated in a paleohabitat dominated by C4 grazers.

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