An extinct African hominin genus, including Paranthropus boisei, with specialized masticatory anatomy.
An East African hominin with very large postcanine teeth and a robust feeding apparatus. dental microwear and enamel carbon-isotope evidence complicate a simple inference of habitual hard-object feeding from gross anatomy. [ref]

Ancestors (19)

  1. Great ape
  2. Primates
  3. Euarchontoglires
  4. Placental mammal
  5. Eutheria
  6. Theria
  7. Mammal
  8. Mammaliaform
  9. Cynodont
  10. Therapsid
  11. Synapsid
  12. Amniote
  13. Tetrapod
  14. Vertebrate
  15. Animal
  16. Eukaryote
  17. Organism
  18. Biology
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