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Paranthropus
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Paranthropus
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![Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/b91d4xrcb5qa9hnta8h41grmqbkg?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Paranthropus%20boisei%20IMG%202933-black%20-%20OH%205.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Paranthropus%2520boisei%2520IMG%25202933-black%2520-%2520OH%25205.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2319881c379a9a901229b6c512a2a016adc6aac6522a5d9a64639d24ca07c5cd)
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)
Eventlog (Episode 1): 1.5 Million Year Old Jaw From Eastern Africa (Peninj)
![Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/b91d4xrcb5qa9hnta8h41grmqbkg?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Paranthropus%20boisei%20IMG%202933-black%20-%20OH%205.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Paranthropus%2520boisei%2520IMG%25202933-black%2520-%2520OH%25205.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2319881c379a9a901229b6c512a2a016adc6aac6522a5d9a64639d24ca07c5cd)
Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5
Australophithecus boisei (cast), Olduvai Gorge - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03368 - OH 5
![Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/b7es67iin35xc8x9tzv25ptu6dp5?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Plaque_where_Mary_Leakey_found_Zinjanthropus_skull%252C_Tanzania.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Plaque_where_Mary_Leakey_found_Zinjanthropus_skull%252C_Tanzania.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9905f5dafec34df781abebf21f5fcefa1bc52f66cfb8a4805259a654c0c10ae3)
Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania
![Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/d7t6dujobij7ahb92c7ctkr0cdxv?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Plaque_marking_the_discovery_of_Australopithecus_in_Tanzania.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Plaque_marking_the_discovery_of_Australopithecus_in_Tanzania.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a4f865df617c37f57e0fe86c823fff5dae1fbbe3e464e013d9e7b01f02e67bf0)
Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania
![Original of Paranthropus robustus Face - SK 48](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ejf5pgk2y8sqg9r00l8hvgcjb58v?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Original_of_Paranthropus_robustus_Face.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Original_of_Paranthropus_robustus_Face.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=b0d8bd8ceeab01219c485b3bba0658dedaedcfad0ed8838708007dce73d5a985)
Original of Paranthropus robustus Face - SK 48
![Paranthropus robustus top (University of Zurich) - SK 48](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/6rvgbdikw5vdxxymrqmgjd6bw6os?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%221024px-Paranthropus_robustus_top_%2528University_of_Zurich%2529%20-%20SK%2048%20.jpeg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%271024px-Paranthropus_robustus_top_%2528University_of_Zurich%2529%2520-%2520SK%252048%2520.jpeg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=25bd5c8d782a07c31371a9cecd9baaf9f0621f6c0b2d49c17da5e7fc4595148b)
Paranthropus robustus top (University of Zurich) - SK 48
![SK 46](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/kgas1itmbd2s04xrkru9fywt5a9s?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22SK_46.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27SK_46.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=66927dfb742e1d7a7bd6642d6682b62d457f74bd1f756ed1634b39c0e3b6eeb6)
SK 46
Source: SK 46
![Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ubu5t1dw4kcqxi12pxtcv7quniv8?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Peninj_mandible._Paranthropus_boisei.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Peninj_mandible._Paranthropus_boisei.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=0852adfd13ee12421cd14f12e1488470263e0781843b3632d55d2e55ac54f224)
Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei
![SterkfonteinCave](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/xu73muoz8nixyj9i37szeqg7jl7d?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22512px-SterkfonteinCave.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27512px-SterkfonteinCave.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=1e03a9925fcd8b58142a6064b9876d91f3ede7746ede11469ec826f29b49c806)
SterkfonteinCave
Source: SterkfonteinCave
![Sterkfontein Caves 34](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vq66uw3btpt476hkl53lbeejzgyi?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_34.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_34.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=819a9da481bff617ad139d4316c0e6d402a06474d6ccf47b809166eba085b07f)
Sterkfontein Caves 34
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 34
![Sterkfontein Caves 42](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/78zkgcdywuni661swr93r6cp7mvo?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_42.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_42.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=b8ff8df74536cc17d0dc04b39a450c43480519a18a71952c739ba4296e1606ed)
Sterkfontein Caves 42
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 42
![Sterkfontein Caves 59](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tbo4bjgff8ifaqrwrg35fc4gf41l?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_59.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_59.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ccbd3eac1a74dc0bc88a116c0dd5a0f4f0a0760fc99529e21b670d1071434e57)
Sterkfontein Caves 59
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 59
![Sterkfontein Caves 15](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pezvjrzoyu9joarvyvy1zglcx0b3?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_15.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_15.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=b14ba060ccee3255a443e1e6cefb1bfd6feb9bbba435e523ce1f95c44115a704)
Sterkfontein Caves 15
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 15
![Sterkfontein](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pfi1zmp6ioouwroyylzmbi22h66x?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%222048px-Sterkfontein.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%272048px-Sterkfontein.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=62de9d15b27ddb626a45e8c8e6cca74acc51c37840f5226a289ae27c9c6cd61e)
Sterkfontein
Source: Sterkfontein
![Sterkfontein Caves 33](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sx0cyapezxa3tpii1ni85936bd2f?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_33.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_33.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4f8739f8c1a906f14e05863b536adec514f41295f759df64c726b66b517b72b9)
Sterkfontein Caves 33
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 33
![Kromdraai A](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/qbozmrc67t9qmja3o63l4ia1wge3?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Kromdraai_A.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Kromdraai_A.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=32d4d61bfc0a0130b9c56a62ed0955ad513600b1b226cbe5fa0e09e907ef5e2f)
Kromdraai A
Source: Kromdraai A
![Kromdraai B](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/6fw7wxdydmda7yr88358d4viipdz?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Kromdraai_B.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Kromdraai_B.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c664ae7d1677ab3da13efb6b4576133cc28fd90cfe2def5e8032f57c7beb528e)
Kromdraai B
Source: Kromdraai B
![Dent KB 5223](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/5c9wnfwxkbm5v9twr00enigupg13?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Dent%20KB%205223%20-%20Kromdraai.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Dent%2520KB%25205223%2520-%2520Kromdraai.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=dd79e06d9153e4d01512aac25eafbea848a4f49dcb263419c4d951731ca50c25)
Dent KB 5223
Source: Dent KB 5223 - Kromdraai
![Partial Paranthropus robustus skull from Kromdraai. Partial cranium and mandible.(TM1517)](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/7hmsbih1bdi3erk8t4fs4wcx61hu?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Partial%20Paranthropus%20robustus%20skull%20from%20Kromdraai.%20Partial%20cranium%20and%20mandible.%2528TM1517%2529.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Partial%2520Paranthropus%2520robustus%2520skull%2520from%2520Kromdraai.%2520Partial%2520cranium%2520and%2520mandible.%2528TM1517%2529.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T065254Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d33ea0b5973c4981493bec0a31576664e392eee31ea3a97112ba798ea64bfd46)