Turkana Boy

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus youth discovered by Kamoya Kimeu, a member of a team led by Richard Leakey at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana, Kenya. It is the most complete early hominid skeleton ever found.

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Title: Turkana Boy
Location: Kenya
Type: Hominid Fossil
Rights: National Museums of Kenya

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