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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.〔"Ancient ancestor reveals skeletal stamina" by B. Bower ''Science News'' December 26, 1998. (full text )〕 A more technical description of various aspects of his description of the ''Australopithecus'' skeleton was published in the ''Journal of Quaternary Science,'' 〔"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 ()〕 He also discovered the ''Homo ergaster'' partial cranium SK 847.〔Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar, ''From Lucy to Language'', 1996, New York:Simon & Schuster. pg. 184〕 He also played a role in the discovery of a new skeleton of ''Homo habilis'' related to ''Homo rudolfensis'' 〔"Late Pliocene Homo and Hominid Land Use from Western Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania." ''Science'' Vol. 299. no. 5610, pp. 1217 - 1221 (abstract )〕 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".〔"World-renowned Scientist sacked" http://www.geotoursafrica.com/english/news.htm (scroll down) Accessed 15 May 2006〕 He later rejoined the University of the Witwatersrand's Institute for Human Evolution, where he remains as of present. ==See also== * List of fossil sites ''(with link directory)'' * List of hominina (hominid) fossils ''(with images)'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronald J. Clarke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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