National Museums of Kenya
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The National Museums of Kenya is a multi-disciplinary state corporation established under the National Museums and Heritage Act. It serves as the national custodian of Kenya's cultural and natural her
Main entrance of the Nairobi National Museum
Prehistory
Python at Nairobi Snake Park and Aquarium, Nairobi National Museum
Dinosaur Statue outside the main Museum building.
Turkana Boy
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Turkana Boy, also called Nariokotome Boy, is the name given to fossil KNM-WT 15000, a nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus youth who lived 1.5 to 1.6 million years ago. This specimen is the most
National Museums of Kenya
…Manages approximately over 350,000 fossils, including a collection of 700 hominin specimens from the East African Rift. Key holdings include the Turkana Boy (Homo erectus) and Kenyanthropus platyops. Research focuses on palaeoclimatology and the reconstruction of Plio-Pleistocene ecosystems. Zoology Department…
Cast at the American Museum of Natural History
Turkana boy reconstruction displayed at the Neanderthal Museum.
Skeleton and a life reconstruction of the Turkana Boy