Paranthropus
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Paranthropus is a genus of extinct hominin which contains two widely accepted species: P. robustus and P. boisei. However, the validity of Paranthropus is contested, and it is sometimes considered to
Smac Paläolithikum 013
Locations of Paranthropus finds
P. robustus (SK 48)
P. boisei OH 5
Homo
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Homo is a genus of great ape that emerged from the genus Australopithecus, encompassing a single extant species, Homo sapiens, along with a number of extinct species classified as either ancestral or
Paranthropus
…Ardipithecus A. anamensis A. afarensis Paranthropus P. aethiopicus P. boisei P. robustus A. africanus A. garhi H. floresiensis A. sediba H. habilis Other Homo Description Skull Paranthropus had a massively built, tall and flat skull, with a prominent gorilla-like sagittal crest along the midline which anchored…
Reconstruction of Australopithecus afarensis, Natural History Museum, Vienna
Reconstruction of H. ergaster, American Museum of Natural History
Homo heidelbergensis may have evolved from H. ergaster, possibly following an intense population bottleneck 800,000 to 900,000 years ago.
Teilhardina DB15