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Taxonomy
Paranthropus was named by Broom (1938). It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Australopithecus by Cela-Conde and Ayala (2003).
It was assigned to Hominina by Harrison (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Australopithecus by Cela-Conde and Ayala (2003).
It was assigned to Hominina by Harrison (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1938 | Paranthropus Broom |
2010 | Paranthropus Harrison |
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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.
G. †Paranthropus Broom 1938 [australopithecine]
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†Paranthropus aethiopicus Arambourg and Coppens 1968
†Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959
†Paranthropus robustus Broom 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available