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The 1970 expedition organized by the National Museum of Kenya to East Rudolf recovered sixteen specimens of hominid which include some postcranial remains. This material adds further support to the view that two distinct hominids—Australopithecus and Homo—lived contemporaneously in the Lower Pleistocene in this part of East Africa.
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LEAKEY, R. Further Evidence of Lower Pleistocene Hominids from East Rudolf, North Kenya. Nature 231, 241–245 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231241a0
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