New hominids from East Rudolf, Kenya, I.
Important new hominid fossils from the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of Lake Rudolf, Kenya, are described. They include: a partial, adult cranium with most of the calvaria and some of the facial skeleton preserved; a complete right femur; and bones of a single left lower limb--femur and upper and lower parts of the tibia and a small portion of fibula. Detailed comparative descriptions will be published later.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005360:Fibula / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005580:Fossils; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D010163:Paleontology; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology