Australopithecus Africanus
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Scientific name | Australopithecus africanus |
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Extinction status | Extinct |
Higher classification | Southern ape |
Phylum | Chordata |
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Scientific name and meaning | Australopithecus africanus |
Order | Primates |
Famili | Hominidae |
Subfamili | Homininae |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subord | Haplorhini |
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Okra answer panel height | Height |
Okra answer panel teeth | Teeth |
Okra answer panel discovery | Discovery |
Speci | †A. africanus |
Genus | †Australopithecus |
Class | Mammalia |
Okra answer panel predators | Predators |
Okra answer panel taxonomy | Taxonomy |
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ID | 1436959 |
About Australopithecus Africanus
Australopithecus africanus is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from 3.67 to 2 million years ago in the Middle Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of South Africa. The species has been recovered from Taung and the Cradle of Humankind at Sterkfontein, Makapansgat, and Gladysvale.