KNM ER 992

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KNM ER 992
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 2006-07-14.

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