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SK 46

Catalog no.	SK 46
Species	Paranthropus robustus
Age	1.65 million years
Place discovered	Gauteng, South Africa
Date discovered	1949
Discovered by	Robert Broom

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

It is estimated to be 1.5-1.8 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 coarse vegetable matter.

See also

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

References

"Images of SK46". January 1936. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

• Larsen, Clark Spencer, Matter, Robert M, Gebo, Daniel L (1991). Human Origins: the fossil record. Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL. ISBN 0-88133-575-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)