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Paranthropus (pârăn`thrəpəs): see Australopithecus Australopithecus (ôstrā'lōpĭth`əkəs, –pəthē`kəs) ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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That led some scientists to conjecture that Paranthropus had a varied vegetarian diet. In contrast, a big-jawed and relatively small-brained hominid known as Paranthropus consumed mainly nuts and other hard foods, causing it to die out as these resources became scarce in African habitats. Using a statistical method for organizing species according to recently evolved anatomical features they share, some anthropologists place robust australopithecines into its own genus, Paranthropus. |
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