Paranthropus robustus belongs to a group that represents a side branch of the human family tree. The paranthropines are a group of three species that range in time from c. 2.6 mya up to c. 1.2 mya.

Is Paranthropus a hominin?

Paranthropus is a genus of extinct hominin which contains two widely accepted species: P. ... They are also referred to as the robust australopithecines. They lived between approximately 2.6 and 0.6 million years ago (mya) from the end of the Pliocene to the Middle Pleistocene.

Which species did Paranthropus robustus evolve from?

robustus evolve from P. aethiopicus, or were there regionally distinct robust australopithecine lineages - meaning P. robustus evolved from the other southern African species Au.