Bolt's Farm

Bolt's Farm
Bolt's Farm in Gauteng, South Africa
Bolt's Farm in Gauteng, South Africa
Location in Gauteng
26°02′00″S 27°42′43″E / 26.033235°S 27.712057°E / -26.033235; 27.712057
PeriodsEarly Pliocene, Plio-Pleistocene, Late Pleistocene, Holocene
LocationGauteng Province, South Africa
Part ofCradle of Humankind
Site notes
Area1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)

Bolt's Farm is a palaeontological site in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Gauteng province, South Africa. With more than 30 fossil deposits dating back 4.5 Ma, it is one of the oldest sites currently discovered in the Cradle of Humankind. It consists of multiple cavities, pits, and quarries, where caves have eroded away, exposing their fossiliferous interiors. Although this site has not yet yielded the hominid fossils for which the Cradle of Humankind is known, Bolt's Farm is still an important source of fossils from various species of Early Pliocene and Plio-Pleistocene fauna, including primates and big cats.

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