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[[Paranthropus robustus]] is a species of fossil hominin that lived in southern Africa between approximatly 1.9 million years and just over 1 million years ago when it presumably becomes extinct. While it is the most numerous early hominin fossil discovered in southern Africa, it has only been found at sites within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. | [[Paranthropus robustus]] is a species of fossil hominin that lived in southern Africa between approximatly 1.9 million years and just over 1 million years ago when it presumably becomes extinct. While it is the most numerous early hominin fossil discovered in southern Africa, it has only been found at sites within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. All of the sites listed below are breccia caves. No P. robustus fossils have as of yet been found in a fluvial or lacustrian context. | ||
==Sites where P. robustus fossils have been recovere== | ==Sites where P. robustus fossils have been recovere== | ||
*[[Kromdraai Cave| Kromdraai]], South Africa 1938 | |||
*[[Swartkrans Cave|Swartkrans]], South Africa 1948 | |||
*[[Drimolen Cave| Drimolen]], South Africa 1992 | |||
*[[Gondolin Cave| Gondolin]], South Africa 1997 | |||
*[[Coopers Cave|Coopers]], South Africa 1999 | |||
==References== | |||
Revision as of 09:38, 8 September 2007
Paranthropus robustus is a species of fossil hominin that lived in southern Africa between approximatly 1.9 million years and just over 1 million years ago when it presumably becomes extinct. While it is the most numerous early hominin fossil discovered in southern Africa, it has only been found at sites within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. All of the sites listed below are breccia caves. No P. robustus fossils have as of yet been found in a fluvial or lacustrian context.
Sites where P. robustus fossils have been recovere
- Kromdraai, South Africa 1938
- Swartkrans, South Africa 1948
- Drimolen, South Africa 1992
- Gondolin, South Africa 1997
- Coopers, South Africa 1999