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Genus of hominin ancestral to modern humans
humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species. Australopithecus is a member of the subtribe Australopithecina, which sometimes
Australopithecus
Extinct hominid from the Pliocene of East Africa
sister taxa deriving from Australopithecus, but the classification of Australopithecus species is in disarray. Australopithecus is considered a grade taxon
Australopithecus_afarensis
Extinct hominid from South Africa
media related to Australopithecus africanus. Wikispecies has information related to Australopithecus africanus. MNSU Australopithecus africanus - The Smithsonian
Australopithecus_africanus
Extinct hominin from South Africa
Australopithecus sediba is an extinct species of australopithecine recovered from Malapa Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. It is known from a partial
Australopithecus_sediba
Genus of hominins
is probably most closely related to the species Australopithecus africanus within Australopithecus. The closest living relatives of Homo are of the hominin
Homo
Extinct hominid from the Afar Region of Ethiopia 2.6–2.5 million years ago
compared to other Australopithecus, either had a slower overall growth rate, or a more rapid leg growth rate. The Ethiopian Australopithecus garhi was first
Australopithecus_garhi
Archaic human species from 2.4 to 1.65 mya
has also been proposed H. habilis be moved to the genus Australopithecus as Australopithecus habilis. However, the interpretation of H. habilis as a small-statured
Homo_habilis
Extinct hominin from Pliocene East Africa
Australopithecus anamensis is a hominin species that lived roughly between 4.3 and 3.8 million years ago, and is the oldest known Australopithecus species
Australopithecus_anamensis
3.2-million-year-old fossilized hominid
media related to Lucy (Australopithecus). Meet Lucy: The Famous Early Human, Google Arts & Culture story, (undated). "Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy's species"
Lucy_(hominid)
Extinct subtribe of the Hominini tribe
Australopithecina Australopithecus Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus deyiremeda Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecine
Tribe of mammals
ramidus Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus deyiremeda Australopithecus garhi Kenyanthropus platyops Australopithecus africanus
Hominini
3.3 million year old hominid from Ethiopia
the idea that Australopithecus afarensis climbed extensively. Human timeline List of human evolution fossils Taung Child (Australopithecus africanus) "DIK-1-1
Selam_(Australopithecus)
Contested extinct genus of hominins
Australopithecus (Zinjanthropus) boisei in 1964, but in 1967, South African palaeoanthropologist Phillip V. Tobias subsumed it into Australopithecus as
Paranthropus
Extinct species of hominin of East Africa
invalid grouping and synonymous with Australopithecus, so the species is also often classified as Australopithecus boisei. Robust australopithecines are
Paranthropus_boisei
Extinct species of hominin from 3.5 mya
Congo. At present, the classification of Australopithecus and Paranthropus species is in disarray. Australopithecus is considered a grade taxon whose members
Australopithecus bahrelghazali
Australopithecus_bahrelghazali
Subfamily of mammals
platyops Australopithecus† Australopithecus bahrelghazali Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi
Homininae
Extinct species of hominin of East Africa
invalid grouping and is synonymous with Australopithecus, so the species is also often classified as Australopithecus aethiopicus. Whatever the case, it is
Paranthropus_aethiopicus
Paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa
101 to 102 is not known. Australopithecus africanus (reconstruction) This skull is part of the holotype for Australopithecus sediba The hominin remains
Cradle_of_Humankind
Extinct hominin from the Early Pleistocene of East Africa
that Homo evolved from Australopithecus, the timing and placement of this split has been much debated, with many Australopithecus species having been proposed
Homo_rudolfensis
Family of primates
platyops Australopithecus† Australopithecus bahrelghazali Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi
Hominidae
Hominin fossil
does not belong to the species Australopithecus afarensis or Australopithecus africanus, but to a unique Australopithecus species previously found at Makapansgat
Little_Foot
Extinct genus of hominins
Some analyses describe Australopithecus as being sister to Ardipithecus ramidus specifically. This means that Australopithecus is distinctly more closely
Ardipithecus
Extinct small human species found in Flores
whether it represents an otherwise undetected migration of small, Australopithecus or Homo habilis-grade archaic humans outside of Africa. This hominin
Homo_floresiensis
Proposed extinct species of hominin of Ethiopia from 3.5 to 3.3 mya
Australopithecus deyiremeda is an extinct species of australopithecine from Woranso–Mille, Afar Region, Ethiopia, about 3.5 to 3.3 million years ago during
Australopithecus_deyiremeda
Oldest-known tool-making hominin
of their greater age (all predating Australopithecus). At the time Kenyanthropus was discovered, Australopithecus afarensis was the only recognised australopithecine
Kenyanthropus
Archaic human from Luzon, Philippines
with those of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo. The finger bones are long, narrow, and curved, which is seen in Australopithecus, H. floresiensis
Homo_luzonensis
Hominin fossil
The Taung Child (or Taung Baby) is the fossilised skull of a young Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered in Taung, South Africa in 1924 and described
Taung_Child
International research expedition conducted in Afar Region, Ethiopia
species of Australopithecus, this changed due to difference in the size of the molars and premolars, which fell outside the range of Australopithecus. It was
Middle_Awash_Project
Evolutionary process
the split with the common ancestor they share with humans. The genus Australopithecus evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading
Human_evolution
Extinct species of hominin of South Africa
invalid grouping and synonymous with Australopithecus, so the species is also often classified as Australopithecus robustus. Robust australopithecines—as
Paranthropus_robustus
Classification of the human species
Cela-Conde and Ayala (2003), the "pre-human" or "proto-human" genera of Australopithecus, Ardipithecus, Praeanthropus, and possibly Sahelanthropus, may be placed
Human_taxonomy
Hominin fossil
nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus ever found in South Africa. Many Australopithecus fossils have been found near Sterkfontein
Mrs._Ples
Earliest known specimen of the genus Homo
what is seen in small Australopithecus afarensis specimens, and LD 350-1 seems to be a transitional form between Australopithecus and Homo. However, the
LD_350-1
National Historic Site of Tanzania
Approaches Archaeologyinfo.com (n.d.) Australopithecus afarensis. Retrieved from http://archaeologyinfo.com/australopithecus-afarensis/ Archived 2011-11-27 at
Laetoli
Terrestrial locomotion using two limbs
evidenced by morphological characteristics found in Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis forelimbs, and that it is less parsimonious
Bipedalism
American paleoanthropologist
eventually recovered and was later described as the first known member of Australopithecus afarensis. Johanson was astonished to find so much of her skeleton
Donald_Johanson
doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330720104. PMID 3103460. Heslip, Steven (2001). "Australopithecus anamensis". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.[self-published
List of human evolution fossils
List_of_human_evolution_fossils
South African archaic human species
contemporary Homo, they share several characteristics with the ancestral Australopithecus as well as early Homo (mosaic evolution), most notably a small cranial
Homo_naledi
Extinct hominid from Miocene Africa
referring to the Sahel, and the species name to Chad. These, along with Australopithecus bahrelghazali, were the first discoveries of any fossil African great
Sahelanthropus
Regional state in northeastern Ethiopia
in Afar, was the site of the discovery in 1973–1974 of "Lucy", the Australopithecus afarensis skeletal remains, by Donald Johanson of the Cleveland Museum
Afar_Region
Extinct species or subspecies of archaic human
species marks a radical departure from earlier species of Homo and Australopithecus in its long limbs, height and modern body proportions. Though a large
Homo_ergaster
Human evolution hypothesis
already present in Australopithecus along with evidence for foot bones with a stiff arch. Walking and running in Australopithecus may have been the same
Endurance_running_hypothesis
Opening in the occipital bone of the skull
magnum, the shape of the Australopithecus boisei foramen magnum appears to be shortened. In the foramen magnum of Australopithecus boisei, both the anterior
Foramen_magnum
Study of ancient humans
juvenile specimen (face and brain endocast), which he named Australopithecus africanus (Australopithecus meaning "Southern Ape"). Although the brain was small
Paleoanthropology
Postulated early hominin discovered in Kenya
is more closely related to Homo sapiens than to Australopithecus. This would mean that Australopithecus would represent a side branch in the homin evolution
Orrorin
Archaeological site in Gauteng, South Africa
place nearly the entire Australopithecus assemblage at Sterkfontein in the mid-Pliocene, contemporaneous with Australopithecus afarensis in East Africa
Sterkfontein
Non-scientific term for a transitional fossil
between Australopithecus and Homo erectus, and its classification in Homo rather than Australopithecus has been questioned. Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis):
Missing link (human evolution)
Missing_link_(human_evolution)
Country in Southern Africa
from about three million years ago, starting with Australopithecus africanus, followed by Australopithecus sediba, Homo ergaster, Homo erectus, Homo rhodesiensis
South_Africa
Paleontological site in Kenya
of which have been identified as part of Australopithecus anamensis but possibly related to Australopithecus afarensis. Notable people with findings at
Allia_Bay
National Historic Site of Tanzania
contemporaries of Australopithecus boisei. Homo erectus remains were found in the upper portions of Bed II, making them contemporaries of Australopithecus boisei
Olduvai_Gorge
Evolutionary hypothesis
observations of morphological characteristics found in Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis, and posited that knuckle-walking was an
Savannah_hypothesis
Name proposed for an extinct species of hominin from South Africa
specimen of Australopithecus sediba, is more similar to early Homo than Stw 53 is, believing the former to be the skull of a Australopithecus africanus
Homo_gautengensis
Prehistoric period before metal tools
made the Pliocene tools remains unknown. Fragments of Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus aethiopicus, and Homo, possibly Homo habilis, have been
Stone_Age
are members of the subtribe Hominina, including the genera Homo and Australopithecus. This group represents "the human clade" and its members are called
Chimpanzee–human last common ancestor
Chimpanzee–human_last_common_ancestor
Extinct hominin from Early Pliocene Ethiopia
hominin remains at the time, surpassing Australopithecus afarensis. They initially classified it as Australopithecus ramidus, the species name deriving from
Ardipithecus_ramidus
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
from Australopithecus. Though fossils from the transition are scarce, the earliest members of Homo share several key traits with Australopithecus. Due
Human
Retention of juvenile traits into adulthood
hominins such as most Australopithecus). Later research shows that some species of Australopithecus, including Australopithecus sediba, had the non-neotenic
Neoteny_in_humans
American-South African anthropologist (born 1965)
Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is best known for his discovery of the Australopithecus sediba type site, Malapa; his leadership of Rising Star Expedition
Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)
Lee_Berger_(paleoanthropologist)
Protrusion on the scapula
mammals. Analyses of the size and shape of the coracoid process in Australopithecus africanus (STS 7) have shown that, in this species, it displayed a
Coracoid_process
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ethiopia
Ardipithecus kadabba Ardipithecus ramidus Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus anamensis Homo erectus Homo sapiens idaltu
Middle_Awash
Australian anatomist and anthropologist (1893–1988)
his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil found of Australopithecus africanus, an extinct hominin closely related to humans, at Taung in
Raymond_Dart
Kenyan archaeological site dated to 3.3 million years ago
undertaken by Australopithecus or Kenyanthropus (which was found near Lomekwi 3). Previously, evidence of stone tool use by Australopithecus has been suggested
Lomekwi
Evolution-related timelines
timeline concern Sahelanthropus, the following two million concern Australopithecus and the final two million span the history of the genus Homo in the
Evolution of human intelligence
Evolution_of_human_intelligence
American paleoanthropologist
that discovery, his early career was notable for his work on Lucy as Australopithecus afarensis with discoverer Donald Johanson. Timothy Douglas White was
Tim_D._White
Extinct species of fox of the early Pleistocene
Pictures of Australopithecus sediba and Malapa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Free images and resources about "Australopithecus sediba" for
Vulpes_skinneri
Hominin fossil
AL 129-1 is a fossilized knee joint of the species Australopithecus afarensis. It was discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia by Donald Johanson in November 1973
AL_129-1
Archaeology conducted in Africa
them large and heavy. The Lomekwi are thought to have been made by Australopithecus afarensis. Prior to this discovery, some of the oldest stone tools
African_archaeology
Belgian prehistorian
Otte: Speaking Australopithecus". Liburna. 10: 245–253. ISSN 1889-1128. Benozzo, Francesco; Otte, Marcel (2017). Speaking Australopithecus. A New Theory
Marcel_Otte
German-Israeli paleontologist
Donald Johanson, Ralph L Holloway and Michael S Yuan: The Skull of Australopithecus afarensis. Oxford University Press , London 2004, ISBN 978-0195157062
Yoel_Rak
2001 British television documentary series
human evolution, with Next of Kin (episode four) being devoted to Australopithecus and Mammoth Journey (episode six) including both Neanderthals and anatomically
Walking_with_Beasts
Evolution of human tooth and jaw shape
The upper canines contain a mesial groove which differs from both Australopithecus and Ardipithecus. The canines, in general, were very ape-like but were
Hominid dental morphology evolution
Hominid_dental_morphology_evolution
Hominin fossil
different ages. They are generally thought to be members of the species Australopithecus afarensis. There are multiple theories about the hominids' cause of
AL_333
Archaeological and palaeontological site in South Africa
turned out to be manganese stains and Australopithecus prometheus were recognised as specimens of Australopithecus africanus. After analysing 7,159 fossil
Makapansgat
Country in East Africa
by Tim D. White in 1994. The most well-known hominid discovery is Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy). Known locally as Dinkinesh, the specimen was found
Ethiopia
Human hybridization during the Paleolithic
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Interbreeding between archaic and modern humans
Interbreeding_between_archaic_and_modern_humans
Hominid species or subspecies discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia
erectus and modern humans, while retaining features of earlier Homo and Australopithecus. The length and morphology of their legs was essentially modern and
Dmanisi_hominins
South African paleoanthropologist
skeleton of Australopithecus, in the Sterkfontein Caves. A more technical description of various aspects of his description of the Australopithecus skeleton
Ronald_J._Clarke
Parvorder of mammals
†Chororapithecus? Gorilla †Nakalipithecus? Hominini Pan Hominina †Ardipithecus? †Australopithecus †Graecopithecus? Homo †Kenyanthropus †Orrorin? †Sahelanthropus? †Paranthropus
New_World_monkey
Term used in zoological and botanical nomenclature ("naked name")
name Nomen dubium Berger, Lee R.; Hawks, John (14 December 2018). "Australopithecus prometheus is a nomen nudum". American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Nomen_nudum
South African paleontologist (1923–2001)
Broom) was the nearly complete fossil skull of the hominin species Australopithecus africanus, known as Mrs. Ples. Robinson was born in Elliot, South Africa
John_Talbot_Robinson
Method of terrestrial locomotion allowing rapid movement on foot
four and a half million years ago out of the ability of the ape-like Australopithecus, an early ancestor of humans, to walk upright on two legs. Early humans
Running
Evoltionary changes to the human skeleton as a consequence of bipedalism
PMID 30655349. Latimer B, Lovejoy CO (March 1989). "The calcaneus of Australopithecus afarensis and its implications for the evolution of bipedality". American
Human skeletal changes due to bipedalism
Human_skeletal_changes_due_to_bipedalism
Manner of walking
The skull belonged to a three-year-old child, later identified as Australopithecus africanus. The skull was an indicator of orthograde posture because
Orthograde_posture
Extinct genus of primate
palaeontologist Robert Broom hypothesised that it was closely allied with Australopithecus and the last common ancestor of humans and other apes. In 1946, Jewish
Gigantopithecus
Extinct species of archaic human
later Mayr changed his opinion on the australopithecines (recognizing Australopithecus), his more conservative view of archaic human diversity became widely
Homo_erectus
Complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Human_genome
Superfamily of primates
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Ape
2003 TV series or program
men. Species shown include Australopithecus afarensis, Orrorin, saber tooth cat, Saelanthropus Chalicotherium, Australopithecus anamensis, hyena, Homo habilis
A_Species_Odyssey
Hominin fossil
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Altamura_Man
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: Selam, Champhai, a village in Mizoram, India Selam (Australopithecus), a hominin fossil Selam, the moon of asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh An
Selam
Archaeological period, part of Stone Age
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Middle_Paleolithic
Fossilized remains of a human-like hominim
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Ardi
genus Homo, Australopithecus are thought to have broadly been frugivores or herbivores. The dental and jaw morphology of Australopithecus afarensis have
Pleistocene_human_diet
Type of fossilized remains
that feathers began to evolve before the Late Jurassic. The hominid Australopithecus afarensis represents an evolutionary transition between modern bipedal
Transitional_fossil
Hominin fossils discovered in Ethiopia
Orrorin Sahelanthropus Kenyanthropus Ardipithecus A. kadabba A. ramidus Australopithecus A. afarensis A. africanus A. anamensis A. bahrelghazali A. deyiremeda
Omo_remains
Ancient stone found in South Africa
32 km/20 miles according to Dart). The site also contained bones of Australopithecus (later this attribution was widened to australopithecines or other
Makapansgat_pebble
Archaic human species from Asia
praegens) (O. tugenensis) Ardipithecus (Ar. kadabba) (Ar. ramidus) Australopithecus (Au. africanus) (Au. afarensis) (Au. anamensis) H. habilis (H. rudolfensis)
Denisovan
Genus of Asian apes
†Chororapithecus? Gorilla †Nakalipithecus? Hominini Pan Hominina †Ardipithecus? †Australopithecus †Graecopithecus? Homo †Kenyanthropus †Orrorin? †Sahelanthropus? †Paranthropus
Orangutan
Hypothesis about human childbirth
pelvis as the infant's skull must move through it for the Chimpanzee, Australopithecus afarensis and Homo sapiens sapiens. This comparison is one of the pieces
Obstetrical_dilemma
Genus of large African apes
†Chororapithecus? Gorilla †Nakalipithecus? Hominini Pan Hominina †Ardipithecus? †Australopithecus †Graecopithecus? Homo †Kenyanthropus †Orrorin? †Sahelanthropus? †Paranthropus
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