Paranthropus robustus

American  

[puh-ran-thruh-puhs roh-buhs-tuhs, par-uhn-throh-puhs] / pəˈræn θrə pəs roʊˈbʌs təs, ˌpær ənˈθroʊ pəs /

noun

1. an extinct species of large-toothed bipedal hominin, formerly named Australopithecus robustus, that lived in southern Africa about 1.5–2 million years ago.

2. a fossil belonging to this species.

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Etymology

Origin of Paranthropus robustus

First recorded in 1935–40; from New Latin; Paranthropus ( def. ) + Latin rōbustus “oaken, hard, firm, strong”; robust

Example Sentences

That view shifted when researchers analysed 51 fossil teeth from a range of hominids and great apes, including Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, early Homo, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens.

From Science Daily

For now, the Paranthropus robustus mystery has grown deeper, more intricate, and infinitely more fascinating.

From Science Daily

For nearly 100 years, scientists have been intrigued by the fossils of Paranthropus robustus, a sturdy, distant cousin of early humans.

From Science Daily

These fossils came from two other hominin species: the large-toothed Paranthropus robustus and the much more humanlike H. erectus.

From Scientific American

In 2018 a student excavator, Samantha Good, came upon the adult male skull of a Paranthropus robustus, lying upside down, with the upper teeth showing.

From Scientific American