Paranthropus boisei (2501.1rp66) – humerus

Description

***Paranthropus boisei*** Location: Koobi Fora, East Turkana, Kenya. Age: about 1.8 million years ago (?). Material: epoxy resin cast. Dimensions: length, 306 mm; width, 70 mm; height, 28 mm. Notes: RLA catalog no. 2501.1rp66 (cast). Right humerus found in 1970. Designated KNM ER 739 and also classified as *Australopithecus boisei*. Cast manufacturer not known. From the teaching collection of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Model by Joy Mersmann.