Paranthropus robustus
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Paranthropus robustus is an extinct species of robust australopithecine from the Early and possibly Middle Pleistocene of the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, about 2.27 to 0.87 million years ago. I
Original of Paranthropus robustus Face
Cast of the face of TM 1517, the holotype specimen of P. robustus
OH 5 (reconstructed skull above) was made the holotype specimen of the second Paranthropus species, P. boisei.
Illustration of the pelvis of DNH 43 (front view)
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
Paranthropus robustus
…Gondolin, Cooper's, and Drimolen Caves. Discovered in 1938, it was among the first early hominins described, 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 Australopithecus, so the species is also often…
Smac Paläolithikum 013
Locations of Paranthropus finds
P. robustus (SK 48)
P. boisei OH 5