LD 350-1

LD 350-1
LD-350-1 mandible
Common nameLD 350-1
SpeciesHomo, species uncertain
Agec. 2.775 million years
Place discoveredAfar, Ethiopia
Date discovered29 January 2013
Discovered byChalachew Seyoum

LD 350-1 is the earliest known specimen of the genus Homo, dating to 2.75–2.8 million years ago (mya), found in the Ledi-Geraru site in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The specimen was discovered in silts 10 m (33 ft) above the Gurumaha Tuff section of the site by Ethiopian palaeoanthropologist Chalachew Seyoum on 29 January 2013. It is currently unassigned to a species, and it is unclear if it represents the ancestor to H. habilis and H. rudolfensis which evolved around 2.4 mya.

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