Zinjanthropus

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:age 1.75 million years
gptkbp:anatomy strong jaw
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:stone
gptkbp:body_shape bipedal
shorter arms than legs
gptkbp:community widely studied by paleoanthropologists
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Homo_habilis
gptkbp:contribution insights into human evolution
gptkbp:cultural_significance adaptive radiation
early tool use
gptkbp:descendant part of hominin lineage
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Mary_Leakey
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
increased interest in human origins
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:field_site gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge_archaeological_site
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Team_Skull
gptkb:Tanzania
well-preserved specimens
morphological studies
1.75 million years old
important for human evolution
significant find in 1959
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Zinjanthropus
to modern humans
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:savanna
gptkbp:has_features robust cranial traits
gptkbp:head large molars
500-550 cm³
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zinjanthropus
gptkbp:is_debated_in classification controversies
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Paranthropus_boisei
gptkbp:mouth large premolars
gptkbp:movement bipedalism
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
open grasslands
understanding human evolution
herbivorous diet adaptation
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkbp:research fossil excavation
gptkbp:research_focus early human ancestors
gptkbp:research_importance paleoanthropology
gptkbp:scientific_classification genus and species
gptkbp:significance early human ancestor
gptkbp:social_structure possibly social
gptkbp:species gptkb:Zinjanthropus_boisei
gptkbp:time_period Pleistocene
gptkbp:type gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of early hominid behavior
gptkbp:wildlife 1.2 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zinjanthropus_boisei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6