Classifications

Paranthropus

Name:: Paranthropus

Parent:: Hominina

Age:: 1.15 - 2.588 Ma

Time periods:: Calabrian, Pleistocene

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Ancestors

Paranthropus

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Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5

Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5

Source: Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5

Sites

Name	Age Min	Age Max
Koobi Fora Area 104	1630000	1790000
Olduvai Gorge (FLK I)	430000	2588000
Peninj
Swartkrans	870000	2330000
Kromdraai
Ileret	1490000	1550000

3D Models, Videos and Images

Paranthropus Evolution

Source: Paranthropus Evolution

Paranthropus robustus: cranium (SK 46)

Source: Smithsonian 3D Digitization Hominin Fossils, Paranthropus robustus cranium (SK 46)

Eventlog (Episode 1): 1.5 Million Year Old Jaw From Eastern Africa (Peninj)

Source: Eventlog (Episode 1). 1.5 Million Year Old Jaw From Eastern Africa (Peninj)

Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5 — Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5
Source: Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5

Australophithecus boisei (cast), Olduvai Gorge - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03368 - OH 5 — Australophithecus boisei (cast), Olduvai Gorge - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03368 - OH 5
Source: Australophithecus boisei (cast), Olduvai Gorge - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03368 - OH 5

Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania — Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania
Source: Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania

Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania — Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania
Source: Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania

Original of Paranthropus robustus Face - SK 48 — Original of Paranthropus robustus Face - SK 48
Source: Original of Paranthropus robustus Face - SK 48

Paranthropus robustus top (University of Zurich) - SK 48 — Paranthropus robustus top (University of Zurich) - SK 48
Source: Paranthropus robustus top (University of Zurich) - SK 48

SK 46 — SK 46
Source: SK 46

Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei — Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei
Source: Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei

SterkfonteinCave — SterkfonteinCave
Source: SterkfonteinCave

Sterkfontein Caves 34 — Sterkfontein Caves 34
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 34

Sterkfontein Caves 42 — Sterkfontein Caves 42
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 42

Sterkfontein Caves 59 — Sterkfontein Caves 59
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 59

Sterkfontein Caves 15 — Sterkfontein Caves 15
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 15

Sterkfontein — Sterkfontein
Source: Sterkfontein

Sterkfontein Caves 33 — Sterkfontein Caves 33
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 33

Kromdraai A — Kromdraai A
Source: Kromdraai A

Kromdraai B — Kromdraai B
Source: Kromdraai B

Dent KB 5223 — Dent KB 5223
Source: Dent KB 5223 - Kromdraai

Partial Paranthropus robustus skull from Kromdraai. Partial cranium and mandible.(TM1517) — Partial Paranthropus robustus skull from Kromdraai. Partial cranium and mandible.(TM1517)
Source: Partial Paranthropus robustus skull from Kromdraai. Partial cranium and mandible.(TM1517)

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