Paranthropus aethiopicus
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Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct robust australopithecine species of early hominin known from East Africa, notable for its massive jaws and teeth adapted for heavy chewing.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paranthropus
ⓘ
extinct hominin species ⓘ robust australopithecine ⓘ |
| binomialName | Paranthropus aethiopicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Australopithecus afarensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Homo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cranialCapacity | approximately 410 cubic centimetres ⓘ |
| dentalAdaptation |
large molar teeth
ⓘ
massive jaws ⓘ thick enamel ⓘ |
| diet |
hard or tough plant foods
ⓘ
heavy chewing ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Camille Arambourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | about 2.7 million years ago ⓘ |
| environment |
open woodland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ |
| estimatedBodyHeight | about 1.2 to 1.4 metres ⓘ |
| evolutionaryPosition | early member of the genus Paranthropus ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRange |
Pliocene
ⓘ
early Pleistocene ⓘ |
| genus | Paranthropus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| latestAppearance | about 2.3 million years ago ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
flared zygomatic arches
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prognathic face ⓘ robust mandible ⓘ sagittal crest ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | aethiopicus refers to Ethiopia ⓘ |
| notableSpecimen | KNM-WT 17000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecimenNickname | Black Skull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| previousBinomialName | Australopithecus aethiopicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East African Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Paranthropus boisei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paranthropus robustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSpecimen | Omo 18-1967-18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1968 ⓘ |
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