Chellean Man
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Olduvai Hominid number 9 (OH 9), known as the Chellean Man, is a fossilized skull cap of an early hominin, found in LLK II, Olduvai Gorge by Louis S. B. Leakey in 1960.[1] It is believed to be ca. 1.4 million years old. Its cranial capacity is estimated at than 1067 cm3, the largest value among all known African Homo erectus specimens.[2] OH 9 is significant because the features it carried and its correlation to the species classification it resides in.
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Catalog no. | OH 9 |
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Common name | Chellean man |
Species | Homo erectus/Homo erectus/Homo louisleakeyi |
Age | 1.4 million years |
Place discovered | Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
Date discovered | 2 December 1960 |
Discovered by | Louis S. B. Leakey |
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