Bolt's Farm
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.
Location in Gauteng | |
| Location | Gauteng Province, South Africa |
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| Coordinates | 26.033235°S 27.712057°E |
| Part of | Cradle of Humankind |
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| History | |
| Periods | Early Pliocene, Plio-Pleistocene, Late Pleistocene, Holocene |
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