Definition of genus australopithecus Genus australopithecus
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What does genus australopithecus mean?
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| genus australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid | ||
| Australopithecus | ||
| mammal genus a genus of mammals | ||
| family hominidae, hominidae modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man | ||
| australopithecine any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago | ||
| australopithecus afarensis fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago | ||
| lucy incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974 | ||
| australopithecus africanus gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago | ||
| australopithecus boisei large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago | ||
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