In 1949, a fossil jaw was discovered in a cave and has now been identified as belonging to a previously unknown human ...

The newfound species belongs to the genus Paranthropus, whose nickname is "nutcracker man." ...

Strange 1.4 million-year-old fossil traced to previously unknown human relative 'nutcracker man’ - ‘Nutcracker man’ likely ...

The new study revealed that the ancient jaw named SK 15 was originally unearthed in 1949 in a South African cave known as ...

A newly classified Paranthropus species, P. capensis, has been identified from a 1.4 million-year-old jawbone.

Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago. A new study focuses on a hominin jawbone known as SK 15 that was unearthed in 1949 at ...