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词条 Peninj Mandible
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{{Infobox fossil
| catalog number = Peninj 1
| common name = Peninj Mandible
| image = Peninj3.jpg
| species = Australopithecus boisei
| age = 1.5 mya
| place discovered = Peninj, Tanzania
| date discovered = 1964
| discovered by = Kamoya Kimeu, Richard Leakey
}}

The Peninj Mandible (Peninj 1) is the fossilized lower jaw and teeth of a male Australopithecus boisei.[1] It was discovered in Peninj, Tanzania by Kamoya Kimeu,[1][2] part of Richard Leakey's team and his protégé, in 1964.

It is estimated to be 1.5 million years old.[3] Its characteristics are a heavy build with large molars and small incisors.

See also

  • List of human evolution fossils

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Journal of Eastern African Research and Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7BAAAAAYAAJ|year=1974|publisher=East African Literature Bureau|page=129|quote=The mandible was discovered by Kamoya Kimeu in 1964, during an expedition conducted by Richard Leakey and Glynn Isaac.}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Virginia Morell|title=Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKatWz1z3r8C&pg=PA303|date=11 January 2011|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4391-4387-2|page=303}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Paranthropus boisei: Peninj 1|url=http://www.efossils.org/page/boneviewer/Paranthropus%20boisei/Peninj%201|publisher=eFossils|accessdate=21 December 2014}}
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