Definition of Boskop
plural Boskops
: an extinct late Pleistocene hominid known from remains found in southern Africa that is of moderate stature with a dolichocephalic skull, vertical forehead, orthognathous face, and relatively large brain
- The Boskops had little frames and massive heads, and their mere presence in the fossil record throws the idea of unidirectional evolutionary progress into question.
- —Anthony Doerr, The Boston Globe, 16 Mar. 2008
- Boskop man
- In the 1950s it was shown that the Boskop skulls were barely different from those of modern peoples such as the San and Hottentot.
- —William H. Calvin, New Scientist, 8 Mar. 2008
Note:
Boskop man was originally described as a separate species (Homo capensis) but is now typically regarded as an early type of Homo sapiens.
