Early hominid humerus from East Rudolf, Kenya.
A fossil hominid humerus discovered in 1970 by the expedition to East Rudolf, Kenya, led by R. E. F. Leakey is examined in comparison with a large series of extant hominoids. This comparison as well as a multiple discriminant analysis shows the uniqueness of the fossil among the hominoids.
D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007630:Kenya; D010163:Paleontology