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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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These creatures, which are typically lumped into the genus Paranthropus, roamed the African landscape side by side with human ancestors for more than 1 million years--a sign that the two lineages were exploiting different resources, says Alan B. robustus belongs to a line of hominid species -- placed within the genus Paranthropus by some investigators -- that died out about 1 million years ago. Susman and some other investigators now place the robusts in the genus Paranthropus, or "near man," because there are indications that this line of creatures had distinct facial features and a unique pattern of dental development not observed in other australopithecines. |
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