The speciation of Australopithecus and Paranthropus was caused by introgression from the Gorilla lineage
The discovery of Paranthropus deyiremeda in 3.3-3.5 million year old fossil sites in Afar (Haile-Selassie, 2015), together with 30% of the gorilla genome showing lineage sorting between humans and chimpanzees (Scally, 2012), and a NUMT ("nuclear mitochondrial DNA segment") that is shared by both gorillas, humans and chimpanzees, and that dates back to 6 million years ago (Popadin, 2017), is conclusive evidence that introgression from the gorilla lineage caused the speciation of both the Australopithecus lineage and the Paranthropus lineage, providing a lens into the gorilla-like features within Paranthropus, as well as traits within Homo that originate from the gorilla branch, such as a high opposable thumb index (Alm\'ecija, 2015), an adducted great toe (Tocheri, 2011, McHenry, 2006), and large deposits of subcutaneous fat.
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