Bolt’s Farm

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Bolt’s Farm is a fossil-rich paleontological site in South Africa known for its important early hominin and animal remains within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil site
paleontological site
contains fossil-bearing breccia
continent Africa
coordinateSystem Southern Hemisphere
country South Africa
discovered bovid fossils
carnivore fossils
early hominin remains
large mammal fossils
primates fossils
small mammal fossils
geologicalAge Pleistocene epoch
surface form: Pleistocene

Pliocene
geologicalFormationType karstic cave system
hasResearchField paleoanthropology
paleoecology
taphonomy
vertebrate paleontology
hasSignificance important for African Plio-Pleistocene faunal evolution
important for understanding early hominin environments
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
knownFor Pleistocene fauna
cave breccia deposits
early hominin fossils
locatedIn Cradle of Humankind
Gauteng
surface form: Gauteng Province

transvaal karst region
near Drimolen
surface form: Kromdraai

Cradle of Humankind
surface form: Sterkfontein

Swartkrans
partOf Cradle of Humankind
surface form: Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

South African hominin-bearing cave sites
South African karst fossil localities

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Cradle of Humankind contains Bolt’s Farm