Fossil Sites in South Africa (Grade 12 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards
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Location of Cradle of Humankind
Location of Cradle of Humankind
Gauteng Province, NW of Johannesburg
% of world's hominid fossils at Sterkfontein
% of world's hominid fossils at Sterkfontein
Nearly 40%
Who discovered Mrs Ples and when?
Who discovered Mrs Ples and when?
Robert Broom in 1947
Age of Little Foot fossil
Age of Little Foot fossil
4.2 to 3.9 million years old
No. of Homo naledi fossils found (2013)
No. of Homo naledi fossils found (2013)
About 1550 fossils, 15+ individuals
First discovery site of Paranthropus robustus
First discovery site of Paranthropus robustus
Kromdraai in 1938
Robert Broom's major discoveries
Robert Broom's major discoveries
Mrs Ples & first Paranthropus robustus
Significance of Taung child discovery
Significance of Taung child discovery
First evidence human ancestors originated in Africa
Age of Florisbad skull
Age of Florisbad skull
Approximately 260,000 years old
Time span of Sterkfontein fossils
Time span of Sterkfontein fossils
One million years (3 to 2 million years ago)