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World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77
Updated On: 03 January, 2022 12:18 PM IST | Nairobi | ANI
Leakey is perhaps best known for his discovery of fossils, particularly the 1984 excavation of the bones of "Turkana Boy," a nearly complete skeleton of a young male Homo erectus dating to 1.6 million years ago
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Richard Leakey. Photo: AFP
World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya`s President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement.
"I have this afternoon, Sunday 2nd January 2022, received with deep sorrow the sad news of the passing away of Dr Richard Erskine Frere Leakey, Kenya`s former Head of Public Service," CNN reported citing Kenyatta`s statement.
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