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406
Almost complete
cranium of an Australopithecus
Boisei. The dentition is represented by complete or partial
roots only. the cranium has sagittal and nuchal crests, a well
developed mastoid process, and a strikingly broad and robust face.
The orbits are wider than they are high and the zygomatic arches
are laterally flared. Capacity for the cranium was around 510
ml. This specimen was found in the Ileret member immediately below
the Okote tuff in a deposit suggesting a shoreline environment.
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