TM 1517

TM 1517

Catalog no.	TM 1517
Species	Paranthropus robustus
Age	2 million years
Place discovered	Kromdraai, South Africa
Date discovered	1938
Discovered by	Robert Broom

TM 1517 is a fossilized skull and lower mandible of the species Paranthropus robustus. It was discovered at Kromdraai, South Africa in 1938 by Robert Broom.

Its characteristics include bony ear tubes positioned below the plane of the cheek bones (more like humans than apes), and a forward set foramen magnum indicating a more erect posture than African apes. In comparison to the genus Australopithecus, TM 1517 is a bit larger, more robust with a flatter face and smaller canines.

See also

• List of fossil sites (with link directory)
• List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)

References

• Image of TM 1517
• Tattersall, Ian, Schwartz, Jeffery (2000). Extinct Humans. Westview Press, Boulder CO. ISBN 0-8133-3482-9.