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Researchers Stumble on 2 Million Yr Old Fossil of the Smallest Ancient Human Relative Who Ended Up as a Leopard’s Lunch
Nestled within the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa, the Swartkrans cave system has long been a treasure trove of early human fossils, offering intriguing glimpses into the lives of our ancient ...
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Discovery of Our Distant Ancestor Fossil Reveals They Were Only a ‘Meter Tall’, Easily Preyed Upon by Leopards
Fossils unearthed in South Africa turn out to be of an extinct human cousin that used to stand upright and was vulnerable to ...
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New fossil discovery of an early human ancestor reveals that it walked upright, just like humans
Unfortunately, Swartkrans has over the years yielded many fewer bones from the rest of the Paranthropus robustus skeleton, limiting our understanding of its stature, posture, and locomotion ...
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Decision 29 COM 8B.25
1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1, 2. Approves the extension of the Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa) to ...
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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
44 - Fossil hominids sites of South Africa (South Africa) (C 915bis) 2013 37COM 7B.44 - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa) (C 915bis) 2013 37COM ...