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African fossils
Question | Answer |
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Kenyapithecus Wickeri | found in Kenya, by Dr. Louis Leakey in 1968 and means Wickers Kenyan Ape. |
Zinjanthropus Boisei | found in Tanzania by Mary Leakey in 1959. Means Arabic name for east africa and after Charles Boisei |
Procunsul Africanus | found in Kenya Razinga Islands by Mary Leakey in 1948. Means direct ancestor of modern man. |
Australopithecus Africanus | found in Botswana by a working man in 1924. means southern Ape of Africa |
Plesianthropus Transvaalenis | found in South Africa by Dr. Broom in 1936. Means a being from the Transvaal closely allied to man. |
Tchadonthropus Uxoris | found in Chad by Yves Coppen in 1961.Means the 6th Australopithecine believed to be older than its south African relatives. |
Plesianthropus | found in South Africa by Dr. Broom in 1948. Means adult female. |