SK 46
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SK 46 is the fossilized partial cranium and palate of the species Paranthropus robustus. It was discovered in Swartkrans, South Africa by Robert Broom in 1949.
It is estimated to be 1.5-2 million years old.
Its characteristics include large cheek teeth and a sagittal crest. The large teeth and crest for attaching chewing muscles indicate a diet consisting mainly of coarse vegetable matter.
[edit] See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
[edit] References
"Images of SK46". http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/SK46.html. Retrieved 2006-07-13.
- Larsen, Clark Spencer, Matter, Robert M, Gebo, Daniel L (1991). Human Origins: the fossil record. Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL. ISBN 0-88133-575-4.
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