Paranthropus (That We Know Of) | The Evolution of Us I Lindsay Nikole
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Long before our own ancestors figured out fire and hunting, Paranthropus was already off doing its own weird thing – grazing like a prehistoric cow, growing huge sagittal crests, and evolving in a direction no one saw coming. They weren’t our ancestors, but they reveal just how tangled our family tree really is. Keep watching to explore how this robust genus survived for millions of years and what finally took them out.
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Chapters:
00:00 Which Skull is Older – A or B?!
01:38 “Paranthropus” The Lost Genus of Hominins
06:04 How Paranthropus Was Discovered
14:56 The Paranthropus Boisei And The Grass Diet
19:20 The Herpes Transmission Theory
22:16 Why Paranthropus Boisei Went Extinct?!
23:50 Paranthropus Robustus In South Africa
29:26 The Final Extinction And Legacy
Paranthropus (That We Know Of) | The Evolution of Us I Lindsay Nikole
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@christinechapman9764
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Seriously, humans that ate grass?? That's mind-blowing. Kind of unsurprising that it was an evolutionary dead end.
You're doing an amazing job putting all this data together into a coherent story. It actually starts to emerge as a picture of how this might have happened.
@wesleyjones6499
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
"you homo… sapiens" i feel called out how did you know im a gay homo sapien omggggg stoooppppp
@elvisburton6199
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
I WANNA MARRY YOU twice
@Opferlamm113
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
HIV came to us through primates. I bet not only through eating their flesh.
@Diabouls
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Every time i hear the word photosynthesis I imagine SpongeBob on the ground with that flower on his face😂
@mia-ed3wp
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
all of the photos give me chills ;-; why so freaky
@Purple._.Cheese
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
I completely thought you have been saying "money as fuck" and just accepted it. I just realized you're saying MUDDY which makes so much more sense 😭
@cambion4871
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
i know the “clicking” edit was probably something to keep viewers attracted, but it didn’t land that way with me. felt icky and was highly anxiety inducing. no hare! love your channel! just absolutely anxiety inducing this video.
@leechild4655
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Isn`t it great? Evolution is just one giant shit-show. Thank you evolution.
@jamesishmaelwilder8597
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
PARANTHROPI, IF YOU WILL 😂
@aaronrattley8580
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
21:45 GIRL U BETTER NOT BE INTERBREEDING ISTG
@ejno4137
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
The leader of the Taiping rebellion, Hong Xiuquan, the dude who claimed to be brothers with Jesus, died cause he started eating grass.
@Rtpania
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Your plants are looking amazing!
@mikejay3713
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
22:00 pics or it didn't happen 😏
@lumensmith2001
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
The timing of this video was super unfortunate. It dropped just before some really important stuff was publisded. 🙁
@Lolo_Sketches
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
21:50 The profile is so detailed lol 😂
@highonlives712
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Love the PvZ music in the background of this video. 😂😂
@corygordon6079
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
My dad still thinks there is no evidence for evolution. He’s only 48. He also thinks Israel is the good guy thou so I guess I should’ve seen that coming
@kisnpisn4919
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
i just had to zoom into the text messages and was not let down. well done 😂
@KevinTheeHuman
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
The pop with the picture change ain’t for me lol, the tism, it say no
@UmamaGoblin
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
#GrowingHomos 🥃
@ZaTryss10kZa
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
4:17 no, it's a lot to assume that they went extinct.And it was a bad thing.Maybe they wanted to go extinct.That's just what I heard from my ancestors, but like, I mean, I don't know.They say hit with the that the history is written by the victors, but I think history is what history is and like the fact that we survive just has to do with like we, maybe we were just like better like they just needed to get good and they didn't get good.And so they died
@jklol1680
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
❤
@jahidbyrd2195
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Oh my goodness I would love a collab between you and Casual Geographic that would the collab of the century and would be so dope plus funny as fuck
@maddybannerman9191
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Heck Yeah! Honours Project Sites mentioned 😎
@SPandOSFan
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
4:17
@spikeghost666
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
I have a question that i just realized i needed an answer for. Do we know why our ancestors lost most of their body hair while evolving into homo sapiens?
@kitlane7442
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Please do more merch 😭😭😭
@Goblin_Magic
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
"Like Liver King, but the opposite." This is why I watch you, LIndsay. I'm learning, I'm learning, I'm choking on my drink because you say goofy things with a completely straight tone.
@thecatthatwalked
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
The lil side hops got me 🤣
@chrysalistening
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
16:57 what is 6oybaan? It’s listed under C3 plant examples
And sunitard? Under the C4 examples.
I found the origin (?) of that image on the LinkedIn of Naeem Nawaz, but can’t see comments to find if he makes a correction in there.
@JohnDoe-nf2ok
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
"some fucking idiot trying an all grass diet though like liver king but completely opposite" yessss
@stevenr5534
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
If HSV-2 came from chimpanzees why is it assumed that Homo Erectus aquired HSV-2 from eating infected Boisia flesh? Couldn't homo erectus have acquired HSV-2 directly by eating infected chimpanzee flesh?
@deankirkby8047
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Fkn thrive for that never str8 wind up 1:15
@OmniusIRL
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
7:35 Christ you been talking for so long you had to change your shirt! You literally had to go take a break but I'm supposed to just sit here and take in all this .. information.
@OmniusIRL
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
4:44 I'm a cro magnum you can be a homo sapien if you want.
@OmniusIRL
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
2:22 🤣🤣🤣
@drb8197
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Indubitably
@stevendenton8994
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm
I believe I am a missing link as evidenced by my brow ridge and head crest ……
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