†Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 (australopithecine)
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Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Alternative combination: Australopithecus boisei
Belongs to Paranthropus according to L.M. MacLatchy et al. 2010
See also Cela-Conde and Ayala 2003
Sister taxa: Paranthropus aethiopicus, Paranthropus robustus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (26 collections), Kenya (26), Tanzania (5)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1)
• Pliocene of Malawi (1)
Total: 59 collections including 66 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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