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[[Paranthropus robustus]] is a species of fossil | [[Paranthropus robustus]] is a species of fossil hominid that lived in southern Africa between approximately 1.9 million years and just over 1 million years ago when it presumably becomes extinct<ref name="Hilton-Barber">{{cite book|title=Field guide to the Cradle of Humankind|accessdate=|author=B. Hilton-Barber and L.R. Berger|authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2002 |format= |work= |publisher=Struik|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>. While it is the most numerous early hominid fossil discovered in southern Africa, it has only been found at sites within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site<ref name="Hilton-Barber"/>. All of the sites listed below are breccia caves. No P. robustus fossils have as of yet been found in a fluvial or lacustrian context. | ||
==Sites where P. robustus fossils have been | ==Sites where P. robustus fossils have been recovered== | ||
*[[Kromdraai Cave| Kromdraai]], South Africa 1938 | *[[Kromdraai Cave| Kromdraai]], South Africa 1938 | ||
*[[Swartkrans Cave|Swartkrans]], South Africa 1948 | *[[Swartkrans Cave|Swartkrans]], South Africa 1948 | ||
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Paranthropus robustus is a species of fossil hominid that lived in southern Africa between approximately 1.9 million years and just over 1 million years ago when it presumably becomes extinct[1]. While it is the most numerous early hominid fossil discovered in southern Africa, it has only been found at sites within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site[1]. All of the sites listed below are breccia caves. No P. robustus fossils have as of yet been found in a fluvial or lacustrian context.
Sites where P. robustus fossils have been recovered
- Kromdraai, South Africa 1938
- Swartkrans, South Africa 1948
- Drimolen, South Africa 1992
- Gondolin, South Africa 1997
- Coopers, South Africa 1999