New hominid fossils from the Swartkrans formation (1979–1986 excavations): Postcranial specimens

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AUTOR(ES) Randall L. Susman
ANO 1989
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO American Journal of Physical Anthropology
ISSN 0002-9483
E-ISSN 1096-8644
EDITORA Berghahn Journals (United Kingdom)
DOI 10.1002/ajpa.1330790403
CITAÇÕES 50
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 9a2756cb16ed6d750b989a2ad7913443

Resumo

New postcranial fossils of Paranthropus robustus and Homo cf. erectus were recovered from Swartkrans from 1979 through 1986. These fossils are from Members 1,2, and 3. The new fossils are described here along with their morphological affinities. Fossils that are assigned to Paranthropus indicate that the South African 'robust' australopithecines engaged in tool behavior and were essentially terrestrial bipeds at around 1.8 Myr BP. The manual dexterity and bipedal locomotion of Paranthropus may have equaled that of Homo habilis in East Africa at approximately the same time.

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