Australopithecus

phylum	Chordata	Australopithecus is an extinct genus of hominids. From the evidence gathered by palaeontologists and archaeologists, it appears that the Australopithecus genus evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct 2 million years ago. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Hominoidea
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Primates
family	Hominidae
genus	Australopithecus
Temporal range	3.9 – 1.7Ma

Australopithecus Skeleton

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