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Cite any non-quoted material obtained here as follows:
Calvert, A., K. Flammer, A. Hayes, C. Ibarra, T. Lin, D. Lowen, M. Pevey,M. Thompson, S. Vivelo, B. Wheelis, & H. Gilbert. 2023. Species naming and current status of Homo kanamensis. Accessed from the Human Fossil Record Database at fossilized.org on December 8, 2023 .
Homo kanamensis
Synonyms: Homo sapiens
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Homo kanamensis would be assigned to Homo sapiens using the Fossilized.org alpha taxonomy
Original diagnosis:The Kanam mandible resembles those of modern humans except that it differs in ?the thickness of the symphysis, the conformation of the anterior internal surface, and what seems to be a large pulp-cavity of the first right molar tooth.? The Kanam mandible has a ?distinct swelling of the bone in the region of the roots of the canines.? In an intact area of the specimen, ?to the right of the symphysis...on the lingual aspect...far from there being any Simian aspect, a truly human conformation is present.? Also, ?the dental arch is closer to that of Homo sapiens than any other type.? But the dentition differs from what is usually seen in modern humans in that ?there is no neck to these teeth, but instead a slight tapering.?
Kanjera No. 3 (one of the Kanam fossils) has ?no characteristics inconsistent with the reference to the type of Homo sapiens.? No frontal torus. Has a thicker cranial vault than any non-pathological modern example. Transverse occipital suture present. Cranial length reconstructed to be between 200 and 209 mm.
A femur from the site has no characteristics ?inconsistent with its inclusion in the type of Homo sapiens.? |
| Date of Publication: 1935 |
| Authors: Louis Leakey |
| Holotype: Kanam mandible |
| Citation: Leakey, L.S.B. 1935. The Stone Age Races of Kenya, London, 9-24 |
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Sites that have fossils assigned to sapiens
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