Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
A new fossil from Olduvai.
Nature, 184, 491-494. 1959.
In 1959 Mary Leakey discovered the "Zinj" skull (OH 5) at Olduvai Gorge. This became the type specimen for Paranthropus boisei, arguably the most famous early human fossil from Olduvai in Northern Tanzania. The species lived from about 2.3 to about 1.2 million years before present.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #7288 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9458 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-new-fossil-from-olduvai |