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Australopithecus

Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -⁠loh-; or /ɒsˌtrələpɪˈθiːkəs/, os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs, from Latin australis 'southern' and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos) 'ape') is an extinct genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranth…

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Australopithecus

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related to Further reading · 67
Australopithecus → Ambrose, Ann, Aramis, Asa Issie, Asfaw, Atlas, Barraclough, BasicBooks, Berhane, Bernor, Beyene, Bibcode, Boisserie, CO, Currie, Doubleday, ES, FC, February, Gibbons
related to history · 27
Australopithecus → Africa, Australian, Dart, Ernst Walter Mayr, February, Homo, However, In, Initially, Johannesburg, Later, Leakey, Mary Leakey, Nature, Olduvai Gorge, Raymond Dart, Robert Broom, Robinson, Scottish, Since
related to Classification · 15
Australopithecus → According, Australopithic, Camilo José Cela Conde, Grine, Homo, In, It, Kenyanthropus, On, Pan, Paranthropus, Possibilities, Resolving, Strait, With
related to External links · 15
Australopithecus → Australopethecus, Australopithecus Fossils, Evolution, Human Timeline, Interactive, Interactive Map, Kin, Metadata, National Museum, Natural History, Nature Education Knowledge Project, NESPOS, Smithsonian, The Age, Virtual Models
related to Gallery · 15
Australopithecus → Antrocom NPO, Arc-Team, Cast, Child, Cicero Moraes, Lucy, Mrs, Museum, Original, Padua, Ples, Tanzania, Taung, The, University
related to Diet · 10
Australopithecus → Early, Gracile, In, Microwear, Much, Nonetheless, Paranthropus, Science, South African, The
related to Anatomy · 8
Australopithecus → Although, Homo, However, In, It, Most, One, The
related to Technology · 8
Australopithecus → Dikika, Gona, Homo, In, It, LD, Ledi-Geraru, Stone
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Australopithecus → member of the subtribe Australopithecina

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africanus homo years species million afarensis anamensis genus paranthropus humans human africa ago fossil discovered australopiths first kenyanthropus bahrelghazali modern

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and cereal grains with gritty dirtinstance ofThe thickening of enamel in australopiths may have been a response to eating more ground-bound foods0.80text
other small particulates which would wear away enamelinstance ofThe thickening of enamel in australopiths may have been a response to eating more ground-bound foods0.80text
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Australopithecusrelated to AnatomyHomo0.60section
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