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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:anatomy
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robust physique
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gptkbp:associated_with
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early stone tools
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gptkbp:body_shape
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adapted for bipedalism
shorter arms than legs
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gptkbp:characteristic
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large molars
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gptkbp:cranial_capacity
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500-550 cm³
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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adaptations to diet and environment
insight into early hominin behavior
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:diet
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herbivorous
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:South_Africa
1960s
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gptkbp:discovery
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gptkb:Swartkrans_cave
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gptkbp:evolutionary_branch
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gptkb:Paranthropinae
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change and competition
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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1.8 million years ago
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:Robert_Broom
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Swartkrans
hominin fossils
important for understanding evolution
1.2 to 1.8 million years ago
between 1.2 and 1.8 million years old
numerous fossils found at Swartkrans
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Paranthropus
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gptkbp:habitat
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open grasslands and woodlands
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gptkbp:has_connection_to
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gptkb:Homo_habilis
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gptkbp:has_skin
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pronounced brow ridges
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gptkbp:head
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robust skull
approximately 500-550 cm³
flat face and broad zygomatic arches
large premolars and molars
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gptkbp:height
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approximately 1.2 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Paranthropus robustus
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gptkbp:is_a_tool_for
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limited evidence of tool use
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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paleoecological studies
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gptkbp:is_compared_to
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gptkb:Paranthropus_boisei
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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the Swartkrans fossils
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gptkbp:is_known_to
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gptkb:fossilized_remains
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gptkbp:known_for
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specialized chewing adaptations
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gptkbp:lives_in
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:mating_system
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likely polygynous
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gptkbp:originated_in
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to modern humans
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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savanna ecosystems
subject of many studies
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gptkbp:paleoenvironmental_context
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Pleistocene epoch
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gptkbp:postcranial_remains
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well-preserved limb bones
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:research_focus
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dietary adaptations
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gptkbp:research_importance
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understanding hominin diversity
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gptkbp:significance
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study of human evolution
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gptkbp:social_structure
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likely lived in groups
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gptkbp:species
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robustus
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Paranthropus_aethiopicus
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gptkbp:time_period
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Pleistocene
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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sexual dimorphism
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 40-50 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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approximately 1.2 million years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Cradle_of_Humankind
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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