ANT 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Cradle Of Humankind, Paranthropus Boisei, Paranthropus Aethiopicus
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Australopithecus aethiopicus: east africa (omo shungura member e , lomewki, 2. 5 mya. A. boisei: east africa (olduvai, koobi fora, others, 2. 2 -1. 2 mya. A. robustus: south africa (swartkrans, drimolen, kromdraai, 2-1 mya. Postcrania not well known: slightly larger body mass & brain size in boisei and robustus compared to earlier. 1. 60 limb proportions similar to early australopiths. Smaller canines than earlier australopiths: aethiopicus>robustus>boisei. Premolars = larger and more molarized: aethiopicus
