Who is Turkana boy?
Q: Who is Turkana boy?
A: Turkana boy is the fossil KNM-WT 15000, a nearly complete skeleton of a hominid who died in the early Pleistocene 1.5 million years ago near present-day Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya.
Q: What is the age of Turkana boy at death?
A: The age of Turkana boy at death has been estimated from 7 years six months to as old as 15 years, but the most recent scientific review suggests 8 years of age.
Q: How tall was Turkana boy expected to grow?
A: Initially, it was thought that Turkana boy would have grown to be 1.85 m tall, but recently a height of 1.63 m was proposed.
Q: How did Turkana boy's growth differ from that of modern humans?
A: Research showed that Turkana boy's growth differed from that of modern humans in that he would have had a shorter and smaller adolescent growth spurt.
Q: Who discovered Turkana boy?
A: Turkana boy was discovered in 1984 by Kamoya Kimeu, a member of a team led by Richard Leakey at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya.
Q: What was Turkana boy first classified as, and what was it later re-classified as?
A: Turkana boy was first classified as Homo erectus, but after much heated debate, it was re-classified as Homo ergaster.
Q: Where was Turkana boy found?
A: Turkana boy was found at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya.
