KNM-WT-40000 Discovered by Meave Leakey and her team in 1998 west of Lake Turkana, Kenya, K. platyops is described in the March 2001 issue of Nature as a new genus dating back to the middle Pliocene, 3.5 MYA., challenging A. afarensis (Lucy) as the direct ancestor of modern humans. Skull includes right temporal bone with mandibular fossa and mastoid process.
Specifications:
- 1:1 scale
- Polyurethane resin cast
- Skull Length 16.3 cm (6.4 in.)
- Skull Width 11.3 cm (4.4 in.)
- Skull Height 12.4 cm (4.9 in.)
Stand Comes Complete With A Custom Cradle Designed Specifically For This Skull
Origin: Lake Turkana, Kenya 3.5 - 3.2mya
Product of Bone Clones
