Paranthropus

This article talks about Paranthropus robustus fossils that were from the Pleistocene time period. These fossils were found in Swartkrans, South Africa. Williams talked about how the dental features looked the way they did because of the excessive grinding of hard objects. The main purpose of this study was to look at three different specimens of Paranthropus robustus that had not been examined before. They wanted to compare how the enamel characteristic have evolved over time in southern African

Dating back to the 2.3-2.7 mya according to the lecture notes, the Paranthropus aethiopicus species was one of the earliest known robust forms of the Australopithecus genus. The Paranthropus aethiopicus species was first founded in Omo, Ethiopia by Camille Arambourg and Yves Coppens, and because of its black color, it was nicknamed the “Black Skull”. With this emerged the fossil find KMN-WT-17000 who, according to Erin Wayman from Smithsonianmag.com, was founded by paleoanthropologists known as Alan

Australopithecines compared to of that of Paranthropus, is smaller. Based on the estimates of Johanson and Edgar, 2006; Jungers, 1988, I created a table (Figure 1) illustrating the size of both genera. The average weight of a male in the genus Australopithecines is 43 kg and for Paranthropus is 44.5 kg. The average weight of a female in the genus Australopithecines is 29.5 kg and for Paranthropus is 33 kg. The average male height for Australopithecines is 1.45 m and for Paranthropus it is 1.35 m. The average female

adapting to climbing. Paranthropus were bipedal hominids that researchers speculate to have descended from the gracile australopithecine hominids around 2.7 million years ago. They were located in South Africa. Paranthropus boisei had a specialized skull that had adaptation from heavy chewing. From the top and side of its braincase to the lower jaw of its chewing mules was anchored by a strong sagittal crest that was located on the midline of the top of the skull. The Paranthropus boisei had a very wide

Paranthropus boisei is also known as Australopithecus boisei. Paranthropus boisei lived in Eastern Africa in countries such as Ethiopia at the Konso and Omo River basin, Kenya at Koobi Fora, Chesowonja, and West Turkana, Tanzania at Olduvai Gorge and Peninj, and Malawi. Paranthropus boisei lived about 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago. Paranthropus boisei is also known as being the most robust of the robust australopithecines. Paranthropus boisei had human like features including a strong sagittal crest

Kourtney Baley Professor Marcom Anthropology 2:30-3:50 April 17, 2011 A Comparison of Three Australopithecines Just to make it fair for all readers , the Australopithecus is the genus of Pliocene and Pleistocene hominids. A major characteristic of a hominid is bipedal locomotion or walking upright on two legs. Several types of Australopithecines have been found but all lived Africa mostly east Africa about four million years ago. The Australopithecus is the first definite hominid but they

related, Australopithecus and Paranthropus genera (McHenry 2017). The clade does, however, also include; Sahelanthropus tchadensis (7–6 mya), Orrorin tugenensis (6 mya), Ardipithecus kadabba and Ardipithecus ramidus (5.8–4.4 mya), Kenyanthropus platyops (3.5–3.2 mya), and other human-like primates (McHenry 2017; Szpak 2017). The distribution of Australopithecines stretches across Africa, encompassing species of varying ages and complex relationships (McHenry 2017). Paranthropus and Australopithecus are

Olduvai Gorge In this paper I will be discussing the impact of the excavation site Olduvai Gorge had on the world as it holds the most important key to understanding human history. Over the course of six pages I will be investigating the geological importance of site, the people behind the dig, the significance of the find, and life of our ancestors millions of years ago. The purpose of this essay is to dig deeper into Olduvai Gorge as it plays a major role in history and anthropology. To truly

What am I doing? Regulus screamed internally, throwing his wand against the opposite wall. It hit the wall with a few emerald green sparks before bouncing back, landing on the floor with a crack. Staring at it, he sighed, before putting his head in his hands. What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I doing? He repeated the question over and over again in his head, studying the intricate dark mark on his left forearm. The black skull, accentuated by a black snake running through caused chills to

such an assumption, it has become very hard to determine the exact ancestors when two populations dated to the same geographical location and time. In this essay, I will discuss the difference between the Homo Habilis, Homo Rudolfensis, and the Paranthropus Boisei in order to show why I believe the Homo habilis is our direct ancestor despite the three populations having existed within the same region and time span. The fossils of Home habilis species were discovered by Dr Louis Leakey in Tanzania