Chellean Man
Olduvai Hominid number 9 (OH 9), known as the Chellean Man, is a fossilized skull cap of an early hominin, found in LLK II, Olduvai Gorge by Louis S. B. Leakey in 1960. It is believed to be ca. 1.4 million years old. Its cranial capacity is estimated at than 1067 cm3, the largest value among all known African Homo erectus specimens. OH 9 is significant because the features it carried and its correlation to the species classification it resides in.
OH 9 replica | |
| Catalog no. | OH 9 |
|---|---|
| Common name | Chellean man |
| Species | Homo erectus/Homo erectus/Homo louisleakeyi |
| Age | 1.4 million years |
| Place discovered | Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania |
| Date discovered | 2 December 1960 |
| Discovered by | Louis S. B. Leakey |
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