Paranthropus robustus was a species of prehistoric human that lived in South Africa about 2 million years ago, alongside Homo ergaster, a direct ancestor of modern people. Fossils of Paranthropus ...

The group of fossils, belonging to a single, young adult, prove that Paranthropus robustus were habitual upright walkers, much like modern humans and their Homo ergaster neighbors. The new discovery ...

According to Wits University, Paranthropus robustus lived in South Africa around two million years ago, alongside Homo ergaster, a direct a direct ancestor of modern people. Swartkrans SK 54 with ...

It has also been suggested that the Dmanisi hominids may belong to Homo ergaster, although, like H. georgicus, there is some ...

Evidence of one of the smallest - and perhaps unluckiest - early human relatives has been found in South Africa, according to ...

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres ...

sapiens. Some scientists distinguish between the African (Homo ergaster) and Asian (Homo erectus sensu stricto) fossils of this taxon, while others lump them together as Homo erectus sensu lato.

Known primarily through its craniodental fossils found at Kromdraai, Drimolen, and Swartkrans cave sites, this species coexisted with Homo ergaster around two million years ago, a direct ancestor of ...

Living alongside other species like Homo ergaster – the direct ancestor of modern humans – Paranthropus robustus was an enigmatic species. They had massive jaws and teeth that could crush the toughest ...