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Zinjanthropus
[ zin-jan-thruh-puhs, zin-jan-throh- ]
noun
- a genus to which Paranthropus boisei was formerly assigned.
zinjanthropus
/ zɪnˈdʒænθrəpəs /
noun
- a type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei ), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
zinjanthropus
/ zĭn-jăn′thrə-pəs,zĭn′jăn-thrō′- /
- An extinct hominid postulated from bones found in Tanzania in 1959 and originally designated Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis S.B. Leakey. It was later shown to be an australopithecine and renamed Australopithecus boisei.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Zinjanthropus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Zinjanthropus1
Example Sentences
It was Mary's 1959 discovery of the Zinjanthropus cranium at Olduvai that captured worldwide attention and made the Leakeys a household name.
Following the success of Zinjanthropus, Louis began spending less and less time at Olduvai, which became Mary's domain.
He was sure that Zinjanthropus was a toolmaker because crude stone tools were found near his remains.
He now believes that Zinjanthropus was an Australopithecine, a nonhuman vegetarian of low intelligence and not a toolmaker.
Despite his small brain size, he had a fairly high forehead, not a flat one like that of Zinjanthropus.
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