ANT 2511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Olduvai Gorge, Richard Leakey, Lake Turkana
Document Summary
Similar in body plan to australopithecines, but with a bigger brain and smaller chewing complex. Found in tanzania, kenya, ethiopia, malawi, south africa. Fossil dates range from 2. 8 to 1. 6 mya. First discovered by the leakeys at olduvai gorge, tanzania 1960. Named handy man and though to be the rst stone tool user until: ghari came along. Oh 7 type specimen from olduvai gorge, 1. 75 mya. Larger brain (631 cc mean across the species) and less prognathic than the australopithecines. 1972, by richard leakey in koobi fora, kenya east side of. More meat and a wider variety of plant foods. First discovered by eugene dubois in java, 1891. Later found in china, georgia, europe, and throughout africa. An 80% complete skeleton of an 11 year old boy. Tall and thin frame is an adaptation for a hot environment. One fairly complete skull, one large mandible, and two partial skulls.
