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Paranthropus boisei
(L.S.B. Leakey, 1959)
(mammal)
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†Paranthropus (Genus)
..†Paranthropus aethiopicus (Species)
..†Paranthropus robustus (Species)
..†Paranthropus boisei (Species)
....†OH 5 (Specimen)
Authorship
Original name
:
Leakey, L.S.B. 1959.
Nature
184
(4685)
: 491, 493.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type
:
†
OH 5
(Specimen)
Combinations
Basionym
:
†
Zinjanthropus boisei
L.S.B. Leakey, 1959
Different combination
:
†
Australopithecus boisei
(L.S.B. Leakey, 1959)
Different combination
:
†
Australopithecus boisei
(L.S.B. Leakey, 1959)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
†
Homo aethiopicus
Olson, 1985
Ref:
Texas, 1996
Synonymous name
:
†
Paraustralopithecus aethiopicus
Arambourg & Coppens, 1968
Ref:
Texas, 1996
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