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Australopithecus africanus

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Noun1.Australopithecus africanus - gracile hominid of southern AfricaAustralopithecus africanus - gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
Australopithecus, genus Australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid
australopithecine - any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
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8 million-year-old vertebrae of Australopithecus africanus recovered in South Africa has revealed signs of a bacterial infection, which means it is the world's earliest human infection.
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An endocast from Australopithecus africanus, a roughly 3-million-year old South African hominid species, looks similar to that of LB1, Falk said.
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Australopithecus africanus Another ape-like predecessor of modern humans, africanus was discovered by Raymond Dart in 1925 and provided the first solid evidence that mankind's roots were African and not Asian as many scientists then thought.
The ages of man by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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