This document discusses the discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops, an early human species found in Kenya. Some key points:
- Kenyanthropus platyops was discovered in 1999 in Kenya and is considered one of the earliest known human ancestors from the late Miocene period, dating back 3.5-3.3 million years ago.
- It exhibited a small brain size and flat face, distinguishing it from later human species. This suggested it may have been contemporary with other early hominins like Ardipithecus.
- The discovery provided new evidence about human evolution and the emergence of bipedalism. It showed human ancestors were already diverging into multiple species lines over 3