They lived about 23 to 13 million years ago. Average weight and height are estimated to be 40 kg 88 lb at 132 cm 4 ft for p. Boisei belongs to just one of the many side branches of human evolution which most scientists agree includes all paranthropus species and did not lead to h. Erectus specimen knm er 3733 in the same stratigraphic layer was the first example of species coexistence. The molar teeth were very large with an area over twice that of modern humans. Height 120 140 сm weight 35 50 kg.
Robustus females and 34 kg 75 lb at 124 cm 4 ft 1 in for p. The 1975 discovery of p. Eastern africa during the pleistocene epoch from about 24 until about 14 million years ago. Robustus males 50 kg 110 lb at 137 cm 4 ft 6 in for p. Boisei males 32 kg 71 lb at 110 cm 3 ft 7 in for p. Paranthropus pictures of this species show them standing about 4 6 tall and weighing approximately 108 pounds which is the average height and male of the males of this species.
The female of this species was about 41 tall and weighed around 75 pounds. Males weighed some 49 kg 108 lb and stood about 137 m 4 ft 6 in tall while females weighed about 34 kg 75 lb and were 124 m 4 ft 1 in tall. Boisei specimen knm er 406 and h. Paranthropus boisei mary leakey 1959 paranthropus boisei or australopithecus boisei was an early hominin described as the largest of the paranthropus genus robust australopithecines. It had a skull highly specialized for heavy chewing and several traits seen in modern day gorillas. Males had an average height of 4 ft 11 and an average weight of 92 lbs while females had an average height of 3 ft 5 and an average weight of 64 lbs.
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