KNM ER 1805 is the catalog number given to several pieces of a fossilized skull of the species ''
Homo habilis
''Homo habilis'' ("handy man") is an extinct species of archaic human from the Early Pleistocene of East and South Africa about 2.31 million years ago to 1.65 million years ago (mya). Upon species description in 1964, ''H. habilis'' was highly ...
''. It was discovered in
Koobi Fora,
Kenya
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in 1974. The designation indicates specimen 1805, collected from the east shore of Lake Rudolf (now
Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana (), formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. B ...
) for the Kenya National Museums.
It is estimated to be 1.74 million years old.
Due to its incompleteness, it has been the subject of debate as to its classification. It was originally classified as ''
Homo erectus
''Homo erectus'' (; meaning "upright man") is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago. Several human species, such as '' H. heidelbergensis'' and '' H. antecessor' ...
'' but due to the projection of the face and the shape of the cranium, it is now generally classified as ''H. habilis''.
The brain capacity is about 582 cm³.
See also
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List of fossil sites ''(with link directory)''
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List of hominina (hominid) fossils ''(with images)''
References
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Homo habilis fossils
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