added by archaeologs Name originally given to a robust Australopithecus found in Bed I at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania by Louis Leakey, characterized by unusually massive jaws. Potassium-argon dating suggests that he lived about 1.75 million years ago. This fossil is now classified as Australopithecus boisei or Australopithecus robustus.
added by archaeologs Name originally given to a robust Australopithecus from Olduvai Gorge. This fossil is now usually classified as Australopithecus boisei or Australopithecus robustus. See also human evolution.
The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983