Turkana Boy, also called Nariokotome Boy, is the name given to fossil KNM-WT 15000, a nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus youth who lived 1.5 to 1.6 million years ago. This …

A boy with a head of hair, rather than fur-covered, whose proportions—arms, shoulders, chest and legs, resembled those of modern humans. He was named “Turkana Boy”. Overlapping …

The ‘Turkana Boy’ skeleton has allowed scientists to find out a lot of information about body size, body shape, and growth rates of Homo erectus. This skeleton is 40% complete, based on the …

Turkana Boy is the name given to the nearly complete skeleton of a Homo ergaster discovered in 1984 at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana in Kenya. He is also referred to as Nariokotome Boy …

Jul 6, 2020 · Turkana Boy is a near-complete skeleton of an adolescent Homo erectus. It is approximately 1.5 million years old and was discovered in Kenya. A 3D virtual ribcage of the …

Oct 19, 2023 · In 1995, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Meave Leakey and her team made a very important discovery at Lake Turkana, Kenya. They found fossils of what turned …

This skull and mandible belong to the 1.6 million year old skeleton of Homo erectus found at Nariokotome on the west side of Lake Turkana, sometimes referred to as the “Turkana Boy” or …

…more complete skeleton named “Turkana Boy” (KNM-WT 15000) was found nearby at Nariokotome, a site on the northwestern shore of Lake Turkana. The remains of this juvenile …

Light beige skull cast of KNM-WT 15000A, part of a nearly complete skeleton called the 'Turkana Boy'. The 'Turkana Boy' skeleton has allowed scientists to find out a lot of information about …

Jan 17, 2025 · Discovered on July 1984, near Lake Turkana by the late Kamoya Kimeu, Turkana Boy is the most complete Homo erectus skeleton ever found. Estimated to be between 8 and …