ANT 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Olduvai Gorge, Homo Habilis, Koobi Fora
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First suggestion j. robinson at swartkrans sk 15 (small teeth and jaw) 1960 l. leakey oh 7 @ olduvai gorge (tanzania) 1964 leakey, p. tobias & j. napier = homo habilis (handy man). Homo habilis based on: small teeth, larger cranial capacities (oh ave. 650+ cm3, human-like hands. South african specimens included: 1970s r. leakey koobi fora (kenya) mandibles w\ small teeth, 1972 = big surprise: knm-er 1470. Definitely large cranial capacity = 752 cm3. But big maxilla w\ roots = robust-sized posterior teeth. Other specimens with same pattern (er 1590, 3732) New mandible from koobi fora fits 1470. Er 60000 and 62000 date between 1. 77-1. 95 mya: (cid:862)flattish(cid:863) fa(cid:272)e ~ (cid:1005)47(cid:1004, posterior teeth large, but not as super large as. Oh 65 (olduvai gorge: 2003 1. 84-1. 79 mya, 1470-like lower face, moderate-sized posterior teeth upper end of. 1973 = same deposits: knm-er 1813.
