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HomoHabilis (as extension base),
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HomoRudolfensis (as extension base)
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In the Nature paper published by Dart, he stated that the Taung individual was an earlier form of human, and named it Australopithecus africanus ("southern ape from Africa"). When a Scottish paleontologist named Robert Broom, joined in the search for early hominid fossils with Dart, they soon discovered other examples of australopithecine. Australopithecus africanus appeared to be apelike in having a protruding face and small brain, but had distinctly unapelike dentition, including small canines and large, flat molars. A bipedal posture was again indicated by the central position of the foramen magnum, and by the anatomy of the spine, pelvis, and femur.
Height | 1.1 – 1.4 metres |
Weight | 30 – 60 kg |
Cranial Volume | 400 – 500 cm³ |
Known Date | 3.0 – 2.5 million years ago |
Distribution | Southern Africa |
Physique | Light build; probably relatively long arms; more "human" features |
Skull form | Higher forehead; shorter face; brow ridges less prominent |
Jaws/Teeth | Small incisor-like canines; no gap between upper incisors and canines; larger molars |
Sexual Dimorphism | Probably less than A. afarensis |
Type Derivation Tree
ArdipithecusRamidus (extension)
AustralopithecusAnamensis (extension)
AustralopithecusAfarensis (extension)
AustralopithecusAfricanus
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