Kromdraai A Birthplace of Paranthropus in the Cradle of Humankind - A South African Heritage Site

This book is dedicated to the palaeontogical site of Kromdraai, one of the most well-known sites of the 'Cradle of Humankind', the famous UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Gauteng province (South Africa). From 1938 to 1943, Robert Broom described important hominin fossil discoverie...

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Other Authors: Braga, José (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: African Sun Media 2016
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Summary:This book is dedicated to the palaeontogical site of Kromdraai, one of the most well-known sites of the 'Cradle of Humankind', the famous UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Gauteng province (South Africa). From 1938 to 1943, Robert Broom described important hominin fossil discoveries from Kromdraai as belonging to a single individual and designated the type specimen as one of our distant relatives, called Paranthropus robustus
ISBN:j.ctv1nzg1db
9781928355076
9781928355069
Access:Open Access