boisei and P. robustus — which lived ... and the sizes and shapes of the crowns and roots of the teeth, SK 15 likely belonged to Paranthropus. However, it looked different from any known ...

Paranthropus boisei, meanwhile, featured smaller brains, massive chewing muscles and large molar teeth. William Harcourt-Smith, an associate professor of anthropology at Lehman College who was not ...

Fishermen working off the coast of Taiwan have dredged up the jawbone of an ancient human ancestor that lived in the area around 200,000 years ago. The short, thick mandible has unusually large ...

The discovery also provides insights into the species' social structure. The Paranthropus robustus skulls and teeth come in two distinct sizes, indicating a composition of large males and small ...

Hurlbert; Human Origins Program, Department of Physical Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Why do our wisdom teeth often cause problems, and why do we have ...