ANTH 3512 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Taung Child, Foramen Magnum, Robert Broom
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First found in south africa most ancient hominins found here. Important hominin bearing sites in south africa: a. africanus: taung, magapanskat, sterkfontein, a. sediba: malapa, a. robustus: kormdraai, swartkrans. History of discovery: taung: discovered in 1924 in the rock quarry. Described by raymond dart in 1925 not accepted until 1947. Argued to be man-like ape - 3-4 years old. Found skull endocast, face and lower jaw. No p3 honing complex, reduced canine size. Human like skull pattern and parietal brain enlargement. Collecting site of large bird of prey: sterkfontein- caves in s. africa. Member 2 (2. 8 mya): hominin foot bones and nearly complete skeleton ( little foot ) Member 4 (2. 6-2. 0 mya): a. africanus remains of at least 50 individuals. Member 5 (2. 0-1. 5 mya): h. habilis and possibly a. robustus with associated oldowan and acheulean tools. Environment: transition from more woodland and riparian forests to open grasslands between 2-2. 5 mya. Hominins were responsible for at least some of the bone accumulation in.
