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Taxonomy
Australopithecus boisei was named by Leakey (1959). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Paranthropus boisei by MacLatchy et al. (2010).
It was recombined as Paranthropus boisei by MacLatchy et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1959 | Australopithecus boisei Leakey |
2010 | Paranthropus boisei 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 boisei Leakey 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available