Nariokotome Boy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Homo_erectus
gptkbp:age_determination_method radiometric dating
gptkbp:anthropological_research focus of anthropological research
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkbp:body_shape long legs and short arms
gptkbp:burial_place not a burial site
gptkbp:characteristics indicative of early hominins
gptkbp:climate tropical climate
gptkbp:community widely studied by scientists
gptkbp:cultural_practices unknown cultural practices
gptkbp:cultural_significance key to understanding human evolution
evidence of early human development
gptkbp:death_date approximately 8-12 years
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Nariokotome,_Kenya
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1984
gptkbp:evidence_of_adaptation adaptations to environment
gptkbp:evolutionary_biology important for evolutionary biology studies
gptkbp:field_of_study paleoanthropology
gptkbp:foot similar to modern humans
gptkbp:fossil_record important part of the fossil record
Lake Turkana region
1.5 million years old
analyzed for morphological traits
significant fossil discovery
skull and skeleton
gptkbp:head approximately 880 cubic centimeters
gptkbp:height approximately 1.6 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nariokotome Boy
gptkbp:human_evolution key figure in human evolution studies
gptkbp:impact influenced theories of human evolution
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for likely used tools
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Richard_Leakey
gptkbp:location East Africa
gptkbp:migration part of early human migration patterns
gptkbp:mouth permanent teeth present
gptkbp:originated_in related to modern humans
gptkbp:paleobiology provides insight into human evolution
savanna environment
contributes to paleoanthropological findings
reflects ancient ecosystems
related to paleoarchaeological findings
gptkbp:preservation_state well-preserved fossil
gptkbp:related_species large mammals of the time
gptkbp:research subject of numerous studies
gptkbp:research_importance important for understanding human ancestry
gptkbp:significance one of the most complete early human fossils
gptkbp:skeletal_analysis provides data on growth patterns
gptkbp:social_structure possibly lived in groups
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_erectus
gptkbp:time_period Pleistocene
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of bipedalism
gptkbp:weight approximately 30 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkana_Boy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5