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Extinct hominid from South Africa
Australopithecus africanus is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived between about 3.3 and 2.1 million years ago in the Late Pliocene to Early
Australopithecus_africanus
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
Archaic human species from 2.4 to 1.65 mya
contested, with many researchers recommending it be synonymised with Australopithecus africanus, the only other early hominin known at the time, but H. habilis
Homo_habilis
Extinct hominid from the Pliocene of East Africa
been recovered from and replaces Weinert's africanus, which was already preoccupied by Australopithecus africanus. They later selected the jawbone LH 4 as
Australopithecus_afarensis
Genus of hominins
Several species, including Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus sediba, Australopithecus africanus, and Australopithecus afarensis, have been proposed
Homo
Hominin fossil
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
Extinct subtribe of the Hominini tribe
Australopithecina Australopithecus Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus deyiremeda Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecine
Extinct species of hominin of South Africa
Australopithecus africanus, based on the Taung child. In 1936, Broom had described "Plesianthropus transvaalensis" (now synonymised with A. africanus)
Paranthropus_robustus
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
Two-million-year-old hominin from the Cradle of Humankind
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
Australian anatomist and anthropologist (1893–1988)
involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil found of Australopithecus africanus, an extinct hominin closely related to humans, at Taung in the
Raymond_Dart
Paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa
were the site of the discovery of a 2.3-million-year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus (nicknamed "Mrs. Ples"), found in 1947 by Robert Broom and John
Cradle_of_Humankind
Natural object displaced by humans
Makapansgat cobble was discovered, including the unearthing of a nearby Australopithecus africanus skeleton, dates the manuport to 2,000,000-3,000,000 BP. Jasperite
Manuport
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
Evolutionary hypothesis
observations of morphological characteristics found in Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis, and posited that knuckle-walking was an
Savannah_hypothesis
3.3 million year old hominid from Ethiopia
idea that Australopithecus afarensis climbed extensively. Human timeline List of human evolution fossils Taung Child (Australopithecus africanus) "DIK-1-1
Selam_(Australopithecus)
1968 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
atmosphere before it can reach its intended target. Moon-Watcher: An Australopithecus africanus man-ape who lived in dry equatorial Africa, circa 3,000,000 BC
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(novel)
Opening in the occipital bone of the skull
placement is apparent in bipedal hominins such as modern humans, Australopithecus africanus, and Paranthropus boisei. This common feature of bipedal hominins
Foramen_magnum
Protrusion on the scapula
called “A New Study of the Scapula of Australopithecus africanus from Sterkfontein”, it was seen that A. africanus had a higher scapular position which
Coracoid_process
Terrestrial locomotion using two limbs
evidenced by morphological characteristics found in Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis forelimbs, and that it is less parsimonious
Bipedalism
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 or a
Homo_gautengensis
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
Study of ancient humans
genus Australopithecus and robust australopiths in the genus Paranthropus. During the 1960s, the robust variety was commonly moved into Australopithecus. A
Paleoanthropology
South African archaic human species
African hominins: Comparison of recurrent enamel hypoplasias in Australopithecus africanus and Homo naledi". South African Journal of Science. 115 (5–6)
Homo_naledi
2006-01-18. Retrieved 2006-07-11. Image at Modern Human Origins. "Australopithecus africanus". Australian Museum. 20 January 2011. Herries, Andy I.R.; Shaw
List of human evolution fossils
List_of_human_evolution_fossils
Extinct hominin from the Early Pleistocene of East Africa
challenged the major model of human evolution at the time where Australopithecus africanus gave rise to Homo about 2.5 mya, but if Homo had already existed
Homo_rudolfensis
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up africanus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Africanus is Latin for "African". It may refer to: Africanus Fabius Maximus, a Roman senator, the
Africanus
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
Tribe of mammals
ramidus Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus deyiremeda Australopithecus garhi Kenyanthropus platyops Australopithecus africanus
Hominini
Archaeological hypothesis
envisaged Australopithecus africanus, known from Taung and Sterkfontein caves, and Australopithecus prometheus (now classified as Au. africanus) from Makapansgat
Osteodontokeratic_culture
Evolutionary process
forms of australopiths existed, including Australopithecus anamensis, A. afarensis, A. sediba, and A. africanus. There is still some debate among academics
Human_evolution
Creature that preys on humans
occasionally preyed on prehistoric hominids. The Taung Child, an Australopithecus africanus found in Africa, is believed to have been killed by an eagle-like
Man-eating_animal
Subfamily of mammals
platyops Australopithecus† Australopithecus bahrelghazali Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi
Homininae
Hominin fossil
for tool use), set OH 7 apart as a transitional species between Australopithecus africanus and Homo erectus. The Leakey team announced the new species Homo
OH_7
Family of primates
platyops Australopithecus† Australopithecus bahrelghazali Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi
Hominidae
1967 film allegedly containing footage of Bigfoot
man who introduced the world to its immediate human ancestor, Australopithecus africanus." The skeptical views of Grieve and Napier are summarized favorably
Patterson–Gimlin_film
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
Manner of walking
skull belonged to a three-year-old child, later identified as Australopithecus africanus. The skull was an indicator of orthograde posture because of the
Orthograde_posture
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
Hominin fossil
temporal bone-Stw 505 closely matches the morphology of specimens of Australopithecus africanus and is distinct from other hominins. Some isolated characters
StW_505
American paleoanthropologist
as a separate species, but considered her an older member of Australopithecus africanus. The subsequent discovery of several more skulls of similar morphology
Donald_Johanson
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)
Study of human activity based on materials left behind
of the skull of the Taung child, uncovered in South Africa. The Child was an infant of the Australopithecus africanus species, an early form of hominin
Archaeology
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
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
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
Town in North West Province, South Africa
was described by Raymond Dart in 1925 as the type specimen of Australopithecus africanus after he received a shipment of mostly fossil baboons, but also
Taung
Hominin fossil
STS 14 is a fossilized partial skeleton of the species Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered at Sterkfontein, South Africa by Robert Broom and
STS_14
Dental condition
2013;17(2):222–7. "Root grooves on two adjacent anterior teeth of Australopithecus africanus". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-01-10. Estalrrich, Almudena; Alarcón
Non-carious_cervical_lesions
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)
Calendar year
largest man-made non-nuclear explosions in history. 'Mrs. Ples', an Australopithecus africanus skull, is discovered in the Sterkfontein area in Transvaal, South
1947
Hominin fossil
possible size range of Homo erectus and should be classed as Australopithecus africanus" (i.e. gracile as opposed to robust australopithecine). According
Meganthropus
Topics referred to by the same term
Moravče, Slovenia Mrs. Ples, the popular nickname for a complete Australopithecus africanus skull All pages with titles containing Ples Pleš (disambiguation)
Ples
American-South African anthropologist (born 1965)
McHenry of the University of California, Davis on limb lengths in Australopithecus africanus. He is a National Press Photographers Association Humanitarian
Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)
Lee_Berger_(paleoanthropologist)
Natural void under a planetary surface
to between three and one million years ago, including Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus sediba and Paranthropus robustus. However, it is not
Cave
between Australopithecus afarensis and H. erectus, and there have been suggestions to re-classify it within genus Australopithecus, as Australopithecus habilis
Timeline_of_human_evolution
Extinct genus of carnivores
South Africa seem to show Dinofelis may have hunted and killed Australopithecus africanus, since the finds mingle fossilized remains of Dinofelis, hominids
Dinofelis
Evolution of developmental processes in humans
McNulty, Kieran P. (2012-12-01). "Evolutionary Development in Australopithecus africanus". Evolutionary Biology. 39 (4): 488–498. Bibcode:2012EvBio..39
Human evolutionary developmental biology
Human_evolutionary_developmental_biology
Extinct genus of Old World monkeys
dental microwear patterns of P. arvernensis resemble those of Australopithecus africanus, strongly suggesting it was a terrestrial forager. Nishimura,
Paradolichopithecus
Archaeological and palaeontological site in South Africa
were found remains of the gracile australopithecine Australopithecus africanus. The A. africanus fossils are suggested to date to between 2.85 and 2.58
Makapansgat
1961 nonfiction work by Robert Ardrey
to investigate claims made by Raymond Dart about a specimen of Australopithecus africanus. He met Dart in March 1955. Dart, in his laboratory at Witwatersrand
African_Genesis
Relative enlargement of pre-molars and molars compared with other teeth
between the chimpanzee and hominin lineages. It was the origin of Australopithecus africanus, found in several regions of South Africa (Taung, Sterkfontein
Postcanine_megadontia
"Taung Child," found by quarrymen in South Africa, and names it Australopithecus africanus. 1944 — The publication of Tempo and Mode in Evolution by George
Timeline_of_paleontology
Place in Limpopo, South Africa
habilis" habitation has been made at these caves. The remains of "Australopithecus africanus" have also been found in the caves. The Arend Dieperink Museum
Mokopane
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
Part of the shoulder
scapulohumeral rhythm. Interpretations of the fossil remains of Australopithecus africanus (STS 7) and A. afarensis (AL 288-1; a.k.a. Lucy) suggest that
Glenoid_fossa
South African palaeoanthropologist (1925–2012)
the world. This site has yielded the largest single sample of Australopithecus africanus as well as the first known example of Homo habilis from Southern
Phillip_Tobias
Fossil-bearing cave in Gauteng, South Africa
excavation the first hominid remains were discovered – two teeth of Australopithecus africanus. This discovery made Gladysvale the first new early hominid site
Gladysvale_Cave
Historically significant population of Homo erectus near Beijing
ancient Australopithecus in human evolution once again became a centre of debate. In China, Wu Rukang argued that the African Australopithecus was the
Peking_Man
51 million year old Taung Child in 1924, the first example of Australopithecus africanus ever found. Following in Dart's footsteps Robert Broom discovered
History_of_South_Africa
Fossilized skull of Australopithecus africanus found in South Africa
STS 71 is a fossilized skull of the species Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered in Sterkfontein, South Africa by Robert Broom in 1947. In 1972
STS_71
known for his controversial discovery of the Taung Child, or Australopithecus africanus Matt Hodgson – professional basketball player Cameron Gannon –
List of Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys
List_of_Ipswich_Grammar_School_Old_Boys
Subspecies of Homo erectus (fossil) discovered on the island of Java in 1891
Until the Taung child – the 2.8 million-year-old remains of an Australopithecus africanus – were discovered in South Africa in 1924, Dubois's and Koenigswald's
Java_Man
Scientists report that Australopithecus sediba is distinct from, but shares anatomical similarities to, both the older Australopithecus africanus, and the younger
2019_in_science
Topics referred to by the same term
South Africa Atherurus africanus, the African brush-tailed porcupine, a rat-like Old World porcupine species Australopithecus africanus, an early hominid,
A._africanus
Extinct subspecies of Homo erectus
They also rejected Raymond Dart's South African Taung child (Australopithecus africanus) as a human ancestor, favouring the hoax Piltdown Man from Britain
Solo_Man
Extinct genus of sabertooth cat
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions of the Makapansgat Limeworks Australopithecus africanus -Bearing Paleo-Cave", in Reynolds, Sally C.; Bobe, René (eds.)
Homotherium
(2019). A study on the postnatal brain growth in Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus is published by Cofran (2019). Two mandibles of
2019_in_primate_paleontology
Species of mammal
2016. Broom, R. (1934). "On the fossil remains associated with Australopithecus africanus". South African Journal of Science. 31 (7): 471–480. hdl:10520/AJA00382353_6455
Klipspringer
Topic of study
Homo erectus: 850–1100 cm3 Australopithecus anamensis: 365–370 cm3 Australopithecus afarensis: 438 cm3 Australopithecus africanus: 452 cm3 Paranthropus boisei:
Brain_size
Popular science book
Raymond Dart's discovery of Australopithecus africanus and goes on to discuss Donald Johanson's discovery of Australopithecus afarensis ("Lucy"), Mary Leakey's
Why_Evolution_is_True
data from extant and four fossil primates (Homo heidelbergensis, Australopithecus africanus, Antillothrix bernensis and Archaeolemur sp.), is published by
2020_in_paleomammalogy
Internal cast of a hollow object
cranial endocasts are also known. The famous Taung Child, the first Australopithecus found, consists of a natural endocast connected to the facial portion
Endocast
Extinct species of Old World monkey
Luyt, Julie (May 2003). "The carbon isotope ecology and diet of Australopithecus africanus at Sterkfontein, South Africa". Journal of Human Evolution. 44
Theropithecus_oswaldi
American playwright (1908–1980)
to investigate claims made by Raymond Dart about a specimen of Australopithecus africanus. Ardrey met Dart in South Africa and examined his evidence. Particularly
Robert_Ardrey
Loss of tooth structure not caused by tooth decay
Isabelle (2018). "Root grooves on two adjacent anterior teeth of Australopithecus africanus" (PDF). International Journal of Paleopathology. 22: 163–167.
Abfraction
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
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
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
Extinct genus of hominins
Some analyses describe Australopithecus as being sister to Ardipithecus ramidus specifically. This means that Australopithecus is distinctly more closely
Ardipithecus
Study of decomposition and fossilization of organisms
communication: Predatory bird damage to the Taung type-skull of Australopithecus africanus Dart 1925". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 131 (2):
Taphonomy
monkeys and Australopithecus africanus is published by Kivell et al. (2018), who interpret their findings as indicating that A. africanus may have still
2018_in_paleomammalogy
Medical condition
(September 2018). "Root grooves on two adjacent anterior teeth of Australopithecus africanus" (PDF). International Journal of Paleopathology. 22: 163–167.
Dental_erosion
investigated claims made by Raymond Dart about a specimen of Australopithecus africanus. This trip would initiate the decades of work Ardrey completed
Nature_of_Man_Series
South African doctor and palaeontologist (1866–1951)
called Mrs. Ples, but which was later classified as an adult Australopithecus africanus, as well as more discoveries at sites in Kromdraai and Swartkrans
Robert_Broom
Extinct species of hyrax
These remains were associated with the Taung Child specimen of Australopithecus africanus, which was discovered 10 years prior. Among these specimens were
Procavia_antiqua
known for his discovery in 1924 of a fossil (first ever found) of Australopithecus africanus (extinct hominid closely related to humans) John Diamond – developer
List of University of Sydney people
List_of_University_of_Sydney_people
anatomist and anthropologist, who discovered the first fossil of an Australopithecus africanus Peter C. Doherty, immunologist, Nobel Prize recipient and former
List of University of Queensland people
List_of_University_of_Queensland_people
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
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South German : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of ribbons and cords, from a diminutive of Middle High German band ‘band’, ‘cord’.English : variant spelling of Bendell.
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n.
An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
n.
A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing.
n.
The Abyssinian ox (Bos / Bibos, Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back.