Dec. 5, 2013 — A human ancestor characterized by “robust” jaw and skull bones was a muscular creature with a gorilla-like upper body and more adaptive to its environment than previously thought, scientists have discovered.
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| Arm bone fragments from a 1.34-million-year-old hominin, Paranthropus boisei, were discovered by an international research team, including a CU Denver anthropologist, in Tanzania. (Credit: University of Colorado Denver) |
Researchers found a partial skeleton — including arm, hand, leg and foot fragments — dated to 1.34 million years old and belonging to Paranthropus boisei at the Olduvai Gorge World Heritage fossil site in Tanzania.
Source: http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2013/12/zinjanthropus-gerts-update.html
Source: http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2013/12/zinjanthropus-gerts-update.html
