Australopithecus Robustus Today

Australopithecus robustus (often classified as Paranthropus robustus ) is a fascinating, specialized branch of early hominins that thrived in South Africa roughly 2.0 to 1.2 million years ago.

Small, averaging about 500–550 cubic centimeters, roughly half the size of a modern human brain. Diet and Habitat: The "Human Cuisinart" Paranthropus robustus australopithecus robustus

They were "tough food" specialists. They possessed massive, thickly enameled molars, premolars, and deep, broad jaws designed to grind tough plant materials like roots, seeds, and tubers. averaging about 500–550 cubic centimeters

First discovered in 1938 at Kromdraai, South Africa, by Robert Broom, it was the first "robust" australopithecine identified. thickly enameled molars