What did Paranthropus look like?
Paranthropus skull discovered at Swartkrans in the Cradle of Humankind
Paranthropus was a relatively small, but powerfully built hominid that averaged 1.1 to 1.4 m (3’ 7” to 4’ 7”) in height, weighed between 32 and 50 kg (70 to 110 lb), and had a brain size less than half that of the average modern human. The males were notably larger and heavier than the females.
Paranthropus’ face and jaw were built for eating tough vegetation. Its large, thickly enamelled molars would have been able to grind the toughest berries and tubers