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Taxonomy
Australopithecus robustus was named by Broom (1938). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Paranthropus robustus by MacLatchy et al. (2010).
It was recombined as Paranthropus robustus by MacLatchy et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1938 | Australopithecus robustus Broom |
2010 | Paranthropus robustus MacLatchy et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Paranthropus robustus Broom 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections (8 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Australopithecus robustus (22332) Paranthropus robustus (22331 22333) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa (Gauteng) | Paranthropus robustus (183152) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Australopithecus robustus (21824 21826) | |
Pleistocene | South Africa | Australopithecus robustus (21825 21828) |