Paranthropus
Paranthropus is among the family of a robust australopithecine. In their adaptation to the diet they ate, they had a sizeable megadont cheek teeth associated with thick enamel and focused their chewing in the back of the jaw (Ungar & Grine, 1991). They possessed a large zygomatic arch which allowed the passage of large chewing muscles to the jaw and gave Paranthropus robustus individuals their face being full and dish-shaped. They also had a sizeable sagittal crest that provided them with a large area to anchor the chewing muscles to their skull. Their solely tooth and face size offered them the adaption to grind down tough, fibrous foods. It is therefore presumed that Paranthropus robusts’ diet was tough vegetation because they had extensive wear comprised of molars and premolars, enamel chipping in posterior teeth and massive bone accumulation around the roots of their molars and premolars teeth. Also, P. robustus was a seed predator and was capable of side to side grinding of the teeth. This is due to their anterior dentition that had tough enamel for grinding. This reflected the kind of environment that they lived. Paranthropus robustus live in the wooded and semi-wooded setting, making them eat tubers or roots of the plants. According to Susman & Brain(1988), In chemistry research about their teeth, it demonstrates that P. robutus did not have a specialized diet because they also lived in savannah grasslands and therefore ate savannah-based foots such as soft plants. Despite tubers and woods, P. robustus also ate meat to a smaller extent because of environmental changes that affected them. In conclusion, the environment that they lived in probably reflected on the kind of food they ate.crest that provided them with a large area to anchor the chewing muscles to their skull. Their solely tooth and face size offered them the adaption to grind down tough, fibrous foods. It is therefore presumed that Paranthropus robusts’ diet was tough vegetation because they had extensive wear comprised of molars and premolars, enamel chipping in posterior teeth and massive bone accumulation around the roots of their molars and premolars teeth. Also, P. robustus was a seed predator and was capable of side to side grinding of the teeth. This is due to their anterior dentition that had tough enamel for grinding. This reflected the kind of environment that they lived. Paranthropus robustus live in the wooded and semi-wooded setting, making them eat tubers or roots of the plants. According to Susman & Brain(1988), In chemistry research about their teeth, it demonstrates that P. robutus did not have a specialized diet because they also lived in savannah grasslands and therefore ate savannah-based foots such as soft plants. Despite tubers and woods, P. robustus also ate meat to a smaller extent because of environmental changes that affected them. In conclusion, the environment that they lived in probably reflected on the kind of food they ate.