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genus Paranthropus

DEFINITIONS OF: genus Paranthropus

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n former classification for Australopithecus robustus

Synonyms:
Paranthropus
Type of:
australopithecine
any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
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