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Paranthropus aethiopicus
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Paranthropus aethiopicus skull replica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Family:
Hominidae
Genus:
Paranthropus
Species:
P. aethiopicus
Binomial name
†Paranthropus aethiopicus
(Olson, 1985)

Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct species of hominid. The fossil was discovered in 1985 in Lake Turkana, Kenya. KNM WT 17000 is known as the "Black Skull" due to the dark colouration of the bone, caused by high levels of manganese. It is one of the earliest examples of robust australopithecines from the Pliocene. The skull is dated to 2.5 million years ago, before the other forms of robust australopithecines.

Images for kids

  • Paranthropus aethiopicus Africa

    Locations of P. aethiopicus discoveries

  • Australopithecus boisei Peninj 1 IMG 5626 BMNH

    Cast of the Peninj Mandible assigned to P. boisei, which is similar to KNM-WT 16005

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