Zinjanthropus boisei

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:age 1.2 million years
gptkbp:anatomy large zygomatic arches
adaptations for chewing
gptkbp:anthropological_research focus on human ancestry
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:stone
Oldowan tools
gptkbp:body_shape shorter arms than legs
gptkbp:characteristics robust cranial features
robust cranial traits
gptkbp:collaborations involved international teams
gptkbp:coloration evidence of dimorphism
gptkbp:community widely studied by anthropologists
gptkbp:conference discussed in various conferences
gptkbp:cranial_capacity small compared to modern humans
gptkbp:cranial_features sagittal crest
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced popular understanding of human origins
gptkbp:cultural_significance adaptation to diet
example of adaptive radiation
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Mary_Leakey
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Leakey_family
influenced human evolution studies
increased interest in paleoanthropology
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:educational_value used in teaching human evolution
gptkbp:evolutionary_biology important for evolutionary studies
gptkbp:evolutionary_role early hominin adaptation
specialized herbivore
gptkbp:exhibitions displayed in museums
gptkbp:field_of_study paleoanthropology
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:1959
gptkbp:fossil_analysis_techniques CT scanning used
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Team_Skull
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:fossils
1.75 million years
radiometric dating techniques used
important for understanding evolution
other hominids
well-preserved specimens found
OH 5
partial skull and jaw
1.2 to 2.3 million years
featured in traveling exhibits.
gptkbp:funding supported by various institutions
gptkbp:genetic_studies limited due to fossil age
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Paranthropus
gptkbp:geological_features 1.2 to 2.3 million years ago
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:savanna
gptkbp:head thick brow ridges
large premolars
robust mandible
sagittal crest
510 cubic centimeters
strong mandible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zinjanthropus boisei
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for none known
gptkbp:is_debated_in classification debated among scientists
gptkbp:is_found_in East Africa
fossil beds
paleoanthropologists
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil records
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Paranthropus_boisei
gptkbp:known_for large molar teeth
robust physique
gptkbp:length larger than Australopithecus afarensis
larger than Australopithecus
gptkbp:lived_during Pleistocene
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:morphological_analysis used to study evolutionary traits
gptkbp:mouth large molars
gptkbp:occupation conducted in East Africa
gptkbp:paleobiology grasslands
open grasslands
early tool use
understood through fossil evidence
key species in human lineage
grassland environments
Olduvai Gorge significant site
field excavation and analysis used
help understand habitat preferences
gptkbp:public_interest increased due to discoveries
gptkbp:publication numerous studies published
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Zinjanthropus
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
human ancestry
gptkbp:research fossil analysis
gptkbp:research_focus hominid evolution
dietary adaptations
gptkbp:research_importance understanding human evolution
study of human evolution
gptkbp:research_institutes studied by universities worldwide
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkb:species
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Zinjanthropus_boisei
gptkbp:significance early human ancestor
gptkbp:skull_capacity 510 cm³
gptkbp:skull_thickness thick cranial bones
gptkbp:social_structure likely small groups
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_habilis
gptkbp:time_period Pleistocene
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of bipedalism
gptkbp:weight approximately 45 kg
gptkbp:wildlife around 1 million years ago
around 1.2 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5