[4] It has been said that WLH-50 has many of the same features as Homo erectus, but some of WLH-50's most notable characteristics include:[5] The fossil was discovered in a lake basin that undergoes several drying phases throughout the year.

These phases cause displacements in the surrounding sediment and stratigraphy, thus making it difficult to properly date the fossil.

Caddie conducted ESR dating technique and calculated that the bone fragment was 29,000 ± 5,000 years old.

Simpson and Grun reported in 1998 that the fossil was potentially 14,000 years old, according to gamma spectroscopy and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS)/Uranium-series dating.

[7] It has been suggested that the latter technique provides a minimum age for this fossil, due to the fact that uranium uptake begins following burial.