Also known as Australopithecus boisei
Sites: East Africa: Rift Valley sites such as Turkana and Olduvai Gorge Age: 2.3 to 1.0 mya Type specimen: Zinjanthropus (Olduvai Gorge) Specimens: ER 1470, 1813, 1500, Omo L 323, OH5, Omo L. 7a-125 Cranial capacity: 510 cm3 Cranial architecture:
Dentition:
Postcranial: Similar to A. africanus Environment: Length and weight: 34 to 49 kg, 120 to 140 cm. Two-thirds the size of A. aethiopicus Tools: None Ancestor: A. africanus Descendants: None General: Hyper-robusts species in the australopithecine lineage. Found in association with early Homo. Competition with Homo for resources might have caused their extinction. |