SK 46

SK 46 is the fossilized partial cranium and palate of the species "Paranthropus robustus". It was discovered in Swartkrans, South Africa by Robert Broom in 1949.

It is estimated to be 1.5-2 million years old.

Its characteristics include large cheek teeth and a sagittal crest. The large teeth and crest for attaching chewing muscles indicate a diet consisting mainly of course vegetable matter.

ee also

* List of fossil sites "(with link directory)"
* List of hominina (hominid) fossils "(with images)"

References

*cite book|author=Larsen, Clark Spencer, Matter, Robert M, Gebo, Daniel L|title=Human Origins: the fossil record|publisher=Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL|date=1991|id=ISBN 0-88133-575-4