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Accession Number AFC994.21.1 Scientific Name Homo rudolfensis Category cranium Type Status holotype Alternate Taxon Pithecanthropus rudolfensis; Homo habilis; Homo erectus/ergaster; Homo sp. Fossil Owner National Museums of Kenya Casting Department Fossil Collector Ngeneo, B. Date Collected 1972 Place Collected Africa: Kenya Site East Rudolf Description Resin cast of a cranium Materials resin Geologic Age Plio-Pleistocene Stratigraphy Koobi Fora formation, Upper member