A 1.4 million-year-old fossil jaw belongs to a previously unknown human relative from southern Africa, a new study finds. The ...

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

A 1.4-million-year-old fossil jaw discovered in a South African cave in 1949 has now been identified as that of a previously ...

These ancient hominins stood out because of their strong, robust features, including large jaws and hefty molar teeth designed for crunching ... several species within this group, such as Paranthropus ...

Scientists say a new, never-before seen species of human ancestor roamed the Earth as recently as one million years ago.

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 ...