Australopithecus Robustus File

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

They are known for their "dish-shaped" faces, large zygomatic arches (cheek bones) for jaw muscle passage, and a sagittal crest —a ridge on top of the skull to anchor powerful chewing muscles. australopithecus robustus

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. First discovered in 1938 at Kromdraai, South Africa,