Paranthropus robustus
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| Paranthropus robustus Conservation status: Fossil | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938 |
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 early hominids, Robert Broom placed P. robustus into the genus Paranthropus.
Paranthropus robustus is generally dated to between 2.6 and 1 million years. P. robustus had large dorsal crests, jaws, and jaw muscles that were adapted to serve in the dry environment that they lived in.
