Australopithecus

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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.

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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Primates
family Hominidae
genus Australopithecus
Temporal range 3.9 – 1.7Ma

Australopithecus Skeleton

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