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    believed later Paranthropus were morphologically distinct from earlier Paranthropus in the cave—that is, the Swartkrans Paranthropus were reproductively...
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    but is now relegated to Paranthropus along with other robust australopithecines. However, it is also argued that Paranthropus is an invalid grouping and...
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    and became the type species for the genus Paranthropus. However, it has been argued by some that Paranthropus is an invalid grouping and synonymous with...
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    Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct species of robust australopithecine from the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of East Africa about 2.7–2.3 million...
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    bahrelghazali (=Praeanthropus bahrelghazali) Paranthropus Paranthropus robustus Paranthropus boisei Paranthropus aethiopicus Ardipithecus Ardipithecus ramidus...
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    and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species. Australopithecus...
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    present on the skulls of other Paranthropines, including Paranthropus boisei and Paranthropus robustus.[citation needed] The shrinking of the sagittal...
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    Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus sediba ParanthropusParanthropus aethiopicus Paranthropus robustus Paranthropus boisei Homo – immediate ancestors of modern...
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  • Determined to have lived 2 to 1.2 million years ago. True to its name, Paranthropus robustus had a more massive jaw and teeth than Homo species. In addition...
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    similar to that of Australopithecus and Paranthropus. A sample of five A. afarensis averaged 445 cc. Like Paranthropus, there is no frontal trigon (a triangle...
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    Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus sediba Paranthropus aethiopicus Paranthropus boisei Paranthropus robustus Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Homo habilis...
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    Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus deyiremeda ParanthropusParanthropus aethiopicus Paranthropus robustus Paranthropus boisei Homo – close relatives of modern...
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    similar proportions to Paranthropus than any other Homo, though H. luzonensis postcanine teeth differ greatly from those of Paranthropus in size and shape...
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    assessed as follows, with Paranthropus and Homo emerging within Australopithecus (shown here cladistically granting Paranthropus, Kenyanthropus, and Homo)...
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    Earliest known specimen of the genus Homo Paranthropus boisei – Extinct species of hominin of East Africa Paranthropus robustus – Extinct species of hominin...
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    crests, which are found in some earlier hominins (notably the genus Paranthropus) and in a range of other mammals. While a proper crest functions in anchoring...
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    South African archaic human species Paranthropus boisei – Extinct species of hominin of East Africa Paranthropus robustus – Extinct species of hominin...
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  • evolution, to distinguish: "robust" vs. "gracile" australopithecines, see Paranthropus "robust" archaic humans vs. "gracile" anatomically modern humans "robust"...
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    the study of the lineage. After 1.5 million years ago (extinction of Paranthropus), all fossils shown are human (genus Homo). After 11,500 years ago (11...
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    million years ago (mya); then came a contemporary australopithecine, Paranthropus boisei, 1.8 mya, followed by Homo erectus, 1.2 mya. Homo sapiens, which...
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    Earliest known specimen of the genus Homo Paranthropus boisei – Extinct species of hominin of East Africa Paranthropus robustus – Extinct species of hominin...
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    decades. These have been attributed to Australopithecus, early Homo and Paranthropus. Modern excavation of the caves began in the late 1890s by limestone...
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    uncovered several remains of Paranthropus robustus and early Homo species. It was the first site at which both Paranthropus and Homo had been found together...
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  • has been used to illuminate the diets of the different species of the Paranthropus genus. It was determined that P. boisei had a reduced ratio of C3:C4...
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    bipedal hominins, including modern humans, Australopithecus africanus, and Paranthropus boisei. This common feature of bipedal hominins is the driving argument...
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    Australopithecus A. afarensis A. africanus A. anamensis A. bahrelghazali A. deyiremeda A. garhi A. sediba Paranthropus P. aethiopicus P. boisei P. robustus...
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    the same layers elsewhere in the Omo valley contain Paranthropus and early Homo fossils. Paranthropus occurs in the preceding layers. In the last layer...
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  • larger cheek teeth. Because of this difference, Broom named his specimen Paranthropus robustus, using a new genus name. In doing so, he established the practice...
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    earliest known genetic condition in a hominid was in the fossil species Paranthropus robustus, with over a third of individuals displaying amelogenesis imperfecta...
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    hominins, being variously placed as ancestral to Homo and Paranthropus, to just Paranthropus, or to just P. robustus. The specimen "Little Foot" is the...
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