#ParanthropusRobustus
Exciting new discovery of fossil leg and partial pelvis from Swartkrans, South Africa, by Travis Pickering and coworkers.

Attributed to Paranthropus robustus, this individual may have been the shortest fossil human relative known, just over a meter tall.

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March 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Discovery: Human ancestors walked upright over 2 million years ago: Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.

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Discovery: Human ancestors walked upright over 2 million years ago
Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dive into the full paper for all the fascinating details and the implications of this groundbreaking find. 📝🔬https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248424001556

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April 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#palaeoanthropology #Africa Researchers, spearheaded by Univ of Copenhagen & Univ of Cape Town have revealed the biological sex of 4 ancient prehuman relatives after retrieving ~2-million-year-old protein remains from teeth belonging to #Paranthropusrobustus www.heriuct.co.za/news-content...
Ancient genetic data reveals biological sex and genetic variability of Paranthropus robustus — HERI - Human Evolution Research Institute
Using a technique called palaeoproteomics, researchers extracted 2-million-year-old protein remains from Paranthropus robustus teeth to reveal biological sex and genetic variability. 
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May 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A Paranthropus robustus fossil from Swartkrans shows it walked upright—and was tiny. Was it also a tool user? Researchers are investigating. #HumanEvolution #FossilFind #ParanthropusRobustus #Swartkrans
A Small but Capable Walker: New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Paranthropus robustus
Piecing Together an Elusive Skeleton
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March 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to predators www.mpg.de/24298235/fir...
First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to predators
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March 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM