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 ...

Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how ...

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 ...