KNM ER 1813
KNM-ER 1813
- Date
- 1973 · confidence high
- Place
- Koobi Fora, Turkana, Kenya
- Credited to
- Kamoya Kimeu
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Fossil skull of Homo habilis found at Koobi Fora (Kenya) by Kamoya Kimeu in 1973, with a cranial capacity of only 510 cc despite showing fully adult, typical H. habilis morphology.
What it led to
- Expansion of the Homo habilis fossil record in East Africa
- Debate over cranial size variability within the species
- Reinforcement of Koobi Fora as a key site for human evolution