Tag Archives: Paranthropus boisei

The most (and least) read posts of 2018!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by twilightbeasts

A year goes far too quickly. But a lot has happened. Rena is now Dr Rena after successfully completing her PhD. Ross has finished his book (The Missing Lynx) which is coming out in Summer 2019 (very exciting!). And Jan … Continue reading →

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On the origins of our species

Posted on July 13, 2016 by twilightbeasts

As families go ours is pretty amazing. You have ancient cousins who effortlessly chomped through the toughest of roots and hardest of seeds. Another relative was the first of our family to make it all the way to China around … Continue reading →

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Side by side by Homo

Posted on April 27, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Of the many and varied animals that lived alongside the earliest members of our own genus, Homo, few are as captivatingly enigmatic as the hominins that are grouped together as ‘robust australopithecines’, or placed in the genus Paranthropus. These are … Continue reading →

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