KNM-ER 406
Dublin Core
Title
KNM-ER 406
Description
Nearly complete cranium of P. boisei
Fossil Item Type Metadata
Discoverer(s)
R. Leakey and H. Mutua
Specimen Name/Nickname
KNM-ER 406
Location (Country)
Kenya
Site (Name)
Koobi Fora
Discovery Date
1969
Specimen/Species Time Range
~1.7 million years old
Specimen Data (Morphology)
Hypoplastic midface, large chewing muscle attachments, slight sagittal crest, and very large posterior teeth.
- Date Added
- April 25, 2017
- Item Type
- Fossil
- Citation
- “KNM-ER 406,” Hominid Fossil Repository, accessed May 20, 2022, http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/hominidfossils/items/show/104.