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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