Discuss in detail three differences between Australopithecus species(africanus/afarensis) and Paranthropus species (aethiopicus/robustus/boisei).
| TRAIT | Australopithecus | Paranthropus |
| TEMPORAL FOSSA | SMALL | LARGE |
|
SNOUT (MAXILLARY PROGNATHISM) |
LONG | SHORT |
| SAGITTAL CREST | ABSENT | PRESENT |
| LOCATION OF FACE | BELOW NEUROCRANIUM | HIGH ON NUEROCRANIUM |
| FACE | PROGNATHIC INCISOR | FLAT FACE |
| ZYGOMATICS | NOT PARTICULARLY ROBUST | VERY ROBUST |
| FOREHEAD | STEEP | FLAT |
| MANDIBLE | NOT PARTICULARLY ROBUST | VEY ROBUST |
| RELATIVE SIZE OF INCISORS AND CANINE | LARGE | SMALL |
| RELATIVE SIZE OF PREMOLAR AND MOLAR | SMALL | LARGE |
Discuss in detail three differences between Australopithecus species(africanus/afarensis) and Paranthropus species (aethiopicus/robustus/boisei).