In contrast, infants of Paranthropus robustus, that became extinct around one million years ago and were a more robust species in terms of dental anatomy, as well as infants of
Australopithecus africanus, stopped drinking sizeable proportions of mother milk in the course of the first months of life.
Breastfeeding Analysis of more than two-million-year-old teeth from
Australopithecus africanus fossils found in South Africa have revealed that infants were breastfed continuously from birth to about one year of age.
Sometimes, I reflect upon the history of mankind, from
Australopithecus africanus to the first settlements on Mars.
naledi has more than twice the chipping rate of (http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-africanus)
Australopithecus africanus , and four times that of (http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/paranthropus-robustus) Paranthropus robustus , two extinct hominin species often thought to have commonly consumed hard foods (though there's still a lot of discussion about exactly what their diet consisted of).
This aim may be extended to comparative anatomy studies that would be useful to contrast based on recent findings on the analysis of the distal ulna of the Australopithecus afarensis and
Australopithecus africanus. This might give better clues about the functional role of the joint with the carpus in hominids (Tallman, 2015).
Locality: Most of the fossils of
Australopithecus Africanus are found from South Africa.
He gave the fossil the scientific name '
Australopithecus africanus' (Dart, 1925), and it became the first solid evidence that a prediction from Charles Darwin was true--that human ancestors first originated in Africa (Darwin 1871).
Using CT scans and digital technology, Quam's team reconstructed the ear anatomies of two
Australopithecus africanus partial skulls and one Paranthropus robustus specimen.
Anatomic facial and behavioral features of
Australopithecus africanus. Apropos of the Taung child.
Among the topics are
Australopithecus africanus, cosmogenic nuclide dating, faunal assemblage, helicoidal wear plane, Kromdraai, modern evolutionary synthesis, Parathropus boisei, and temporomandibular joint.
Australopithecus africanus - gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago