Zinjanthropus
noun
a genus to which Paranthropus boisei was formerly assigned.
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zinjanthropusnouna type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei ), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
Zinjanthropus
American
[zin-jan-thruh-puhs, zin-jan-throh-]
/ zɪnˈdʒæn θrə pəs, ˌzɪn dʒænˈθroʊ- /
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zinjanthropus
British
/ zɪnˈdʒænθrəpəs /
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zinjanthropus
Scientific
/ zĭn-jăn′thrə-pəs,zĭn′jăn-thrō′- /
Etymology
Origin of Zinjanthropus
First recorded in 1955–60; from New Latin, from Arabic zinj, an area in East Africa + Greek ánthrōpos “human being, man”
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Despite his small brain size, he had a fairly high forehead, not a flat one like that of Zinjanthropus.
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Out of this treasure chest came bones of a lowbrowed creature that Dr. Leakey named Zinjanthropus and assigned in 1959 to an honored position in man's direct ancestry.
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It was Mary's 1959 discovery of the Zinjanthropus cranium at Olduvai that captured worldwide attention and made the Leakeys a household name.
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Using a method known as potassium-argon dating, Zinjanthropus was determined to be 1.75 million years old.
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Following the success of Zinjanthropus, Louis began spending less and less time at Olduvai, which became Mary's domain.
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