Ronald J. Clarke
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Ronald J. Clarke is a paleoanthropologist most notable for the discovery of "Little Foot", an extraordinarily complete skeleton of Australopithecus, in the Sterkfontein Caves.[1] A more technical description of various aspects of his description of the Australopithecus skeleton was published in the Journal of Quaternary Science, [2]
He also discovered the Homo ergaster partial cranium SK 847.[3] He also played a role in the discovery of a new skeleton of Homo habilis related to Homo rudolfensis [4]
He was associated with the University of the Witwatersrand, then joined Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main in Frankfurt, Germany where he continued his work excavating "Little Foot".[5] He later rejoined the University of the Witwatersrand's Institute for Human Evolution, where he remains as of present.
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- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
References
- ↑ "Ancient ancestor reveals skeletal stamina" by B. Bower Science News December 26, 1998. full text
- ↑ "The new hominid skeleton from Sterkfontein, South Africa: age and preliminary assessment" Journal of Quaternary Science, vol. 14, Issue 4, pp.293-298 abstract and
- ↑ Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar, From Lucy to Language, 1996, New York:Simon & Schuster. pg. 184
- ↑ "Late Pliocene Homo and Hominid Land Use from Western Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania." Science Vol. 299. no. 5610, pp. 1217 - 1221 abstract
- ↑ "World-renowned Scientist sacked" http://www.geotoursafrica.com/english/news.htm (scroll down) Accessed 15 May 2006
External links
- Little Foot TalkOrigins Archive
- Full Australopithecus Fossil Found in South Africa (Washington Post)