Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus was originally discovered in Southern Africa in 1938. The development of P. robustus, namely in cranial features, seemed to be aimed in the direction of a "heavy-chewing complex". Because of the definitive traits that are associated with this robust line of australopithecine, anthropologist Robert Broom erected the genus Paranthropus and placed this species into it.
| Paranthropus robustus Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene | |
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| Original Skull of Paranthropus robustus at the Transvaal Museum | |
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| Species: | P. robustus |
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| †Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938 | |
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