Australopithecus - Wikipedia Australopithecus ( ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, - loʊ - , OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -loh-; [1] or ( ɒsˌtrələpɪˈθiːkəs , os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs[2] from Latin australis 'southern' and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape'[3]) is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene
Australopithecus | Characteristics Facts | Britannica Australopithecus, group of extinct primates closely related to modern humans and known from fossils from eastern, north-central, and southern Africa The various species lived 4 4 million to 1 4 million years ago, during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
Australopithecus afarensis | The Smithsonian Institutions Human . . . Australopithecus afarensis is one of the longest-lived and best-known early human species—paleoanthropologists have uncovered remains from more than 300 individuals! Found between 3 85 and 2 95 million years ago in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), this species survived for more than 900,000 years, which is over four times as long
Australopithecus: origin, extinction and characteristics Australopithecus, often referred to as australopithecines, is the name given to an extinct genus of hominid primates Up to seven distinct species within this genus are known to have lived in prehistoric Africa around 4 million years ago
Australopithecus Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo Australopithecus was an ancestor of modern humans and lived about two to three million years ago Australopithecus had a small brain and mainly ate plants, but may have used tools to eat meat Australopithecus was similar in some ways to humans but had a small brain and looked chimp-like
Australopithecus afarensis, Lucys species - Natural History Museum Australopithecus afarensis is one of the best-known early hominins thanks to an extraordinary skeleton known as Lucy Find out what we've learned about this species and important fossils How do we know that Lucy and her species walked upright?
Australopithecus and Kin | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature Australopithecus was an adaptive radiation of hominins that lived 4 2-2 million years ago Who were these tough-chewing, ground-dwelling bipeds? What do they tell us about our early evolution?
The Genus Australopithecus - Columbia University About 4 4 millions years ago, a different type of primate emerged The first bipedal primates are classified by Paleontologists as hominids, and these first hominids had not yet developed the large brain, teeth structure, and skeletal features identified as Homo
Australopithecus - Human Ancestor, African Species, Fossils | Britannica Australopithecus - Human Ancestor, African Species, Fossils: In 1925 South African anthropologist Raymond Dart coined the genus name Australopithecus to identify a child’s skull recovered from mining operations at Taung in South Africa
Australopithecus - Encyclopedia. com Australopithecus (ôstrā´lōpĬth´əkəs, –pəthē´kəs), an extinct genus of the hominid family found in Africa between about 4 and 1 million years ago At least seven species of australopithecines are now generally recognized, including Australopithecus afarensis,A africanus,A bahrelghazali,A