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South African Journal of Science, 2010 The type specimen of Paranthropus robustus (TM 1517, including a partial cranium) was discovered at Kromdraai near Sterkfontein in 1938 and described by Robert Broom as a new species.
Zachary Cofran, J. Francis Thackeray
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Chin up: A novel functional explanation for the evolution of the chin
Acta Zoologica, Volume 106, Issue 4, Page 404-408, October 2025.Abstract The human chin, also frequently referred to as the mental prominence, is a part of the human anatomy whose evolutionary origin and function have divided scientific opinion to this day. There were suggestions it could have been used in defence, assisted in the mastication process, aided in the formation of words (i.e.
Victor Benno Meyer‐Rochow
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A probable genetic origin for pitting enamel hypoplasia on the molars of Paranthropus robustus [PDF]
, 2019 We report the frequencies of linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) and, specifically, pitting enamel hypoplasia (PEH) defects in the teeth of Paranthropus robustus, for comparison with four other South African hominin species and three extant nonhuman primate ...
Irish, JD +3 more
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Ulna (OH36) found in upper Bed II and attributed to Paranthropus (upper) compared to the OH80-11 radius (lower) (Photo: Mario Torquemada). [PDF]
, 2013 Ulna (OH36) found in upper Bed II and attributed to Paranthropus (upper) compared to the OH80-11 radius (lower) (Photo: Mario Torquemada).
Policarpo Sánchez (493353) +18 more
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Chimpanzee subspecies and 'robust' australopithecine holotypes, in the context of comments by Darwin
South African Journal of Science, 2009 On the basis of comparative anatomy (including chimpanzees, gorillas and other primates), Darwin1 suggested that Africa was the continent from which 'progenitors' of humankind evolved. Hominin fossils from this continent proved him correct.
J. Thackeray, S. Prat
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Morphological evolution of the hominid brain
Academia BiologyA comparative analysis of the brain surfaces and endocasts of 35 hominid specimens including 24 operational taxonomic units was performed with the aim to search for morphological transformations of the brain surface that occurred over time ...
Michelangelo Bisconti +1 more
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Three-dimensional molar enamel distribution and thickness in Australopithecus and Paranthropus [PDF]
, 2008 Thick molar enamel is among the few diagnostic characters of hominins which are measurable in fossil specimens. Despite a long history of study and characterization of Paranthropus molars as relatively ‘hyper-thick’, only a few tooth fragments and ...
Olejniczak, A. ; https://orcid.org/ +15 more
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Scapular anatomy of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Journal of Human Evolution, 2018 KNM-ER 47000A is a new 1.52 Ma hominin scapular fossil belonging to an associated partial skeleton from the Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya (FwJj14E, Area 1A). This fossil effectively doubles the record of Early Pleistocene scapulae from East Africa, with KNM-WT 15000 (early African Homo erectus) preserving the only other known scapula to date.
Green, D. +6 more
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A History of Research on Human Evolution in South Africa from 1924 to 2016
Revue de Primatologie, 2017 South Africa has a rich palaeo-anthropological heritage. The very first Plio-Pleistocene specimen of Australopithecus, from the site of Taung, was described by Raymond Dart in 1925.
John Francis Thackeray
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Crecimiento y desarrollo: una perspectiva evolutiva [PDF]
Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia, 2011 El estudio del patrón de crecimiento y desarrollo en las distintas especies fósiles del linaje humano permite interpretar de forma correcta el modelo de historia biológica de los individuos adultos e inmaduros y, además, ayuda a los investigadores a ...
Goikoetxea Zabaleta, I. +1 more
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