1. These have been attributed to Australopithecus, early Homo and Paranthropus . 2. Paranthropus was a vegetarian and Homo an omnivore.3. On the Paranthropus talk page I explained why I had added the unreferenced tag. 4. The new evidence seems to show that Paranthropus had more talents than given credit for. 5. Paranthropus was a robust contemporary of Homo that became extinct about 1 million years ago.6. Perhaps the vegetarian Paranthropus could not adapt to change quickly enough, but Homo erectus could. 7. In 1937, Broom made his most famous discovery of " Paranthropus robustus ". 8. Meanwhile, the heavier-browed, long-jawed Australopithecus afaransis and Paranthropus robustus eventually disappeared. 9. In 1969 the discovery of a cranium of " Paranthropus boisei " caused great excitement. 10. Its brain grew by about 25 percent over that of its more primitive, nonhuman relatives Australopithecus and Paranthropus .
