The so-called robust australopithecines are:
A) the earliest members of the genus Australopithecus.
B) the line that gave rise to the genus Homo.
C) the hominids that developed from Ardipithecus.
D) a dead-end branch in hominid evolution.
E) an extinct line of hominoids that existed about 6-7 million years ago.

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The robust australopithecines, also known as Paranthropus, are considered a dead-end branch in hominid evolution because they did not lead to modern humans and eventually went extinct.

The So-Called Robust Australopithecines Are