The large back teeth of a skull discovered by this paleontologist led it to be nicknamed “Nutcracker Man.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this paleontologist who unearthed the first skull of Proconsul africanus. This paleontologist discovered a set of footprints preserved in volcanic ash at Laetoli.
ANSWER: Mary Leakey [or Mary Douglas Leakey; prompt on Leakey]
[10m] Mary Leakey and her husband Louis primarily worked in this place, which names the Mode I style of stone tool industry. Homo habilis remains have been mostly found in this East African place.
ANSWER: Olduvai Gorge [or Oldupai Gorge; accept Oldowan industry; prompt on the Great Rift Valley; prompt on the African Great Lakes region; prompt on Tanzania]
[10e] After the discovery of the Proconsul africanus skull, Louis Leakey patronized a group called “the Trimates,” which included this primatologist who studied chimpanzee activity in the Gombe Stream National Park.
ANSWER: Jane Goodall [or Dame Jane Morris Goodall; or Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall]
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