KNM ER 992

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KNM ER 992
Catalog number: KNM ER 992
Species: Homo ergaster
Age: 1.5 mya
Place discovered: Koobi Fora, Kenya
Date discovered: 1971
Discovered by: Richard Leakey


KNM ER 992 is a fossilized lower jaw from the species Homo ergaster. It was discovered in Koobi Fora, Kenya by in 1971.

It is estimated to be 1.5 million years old.

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Images of KNM ER 992. Retrieved on July 14, 2006.

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