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26 de abr. de 2024 · Australopithecus, (genus Australopithecus), group of extinct primates closely related to, if not actually ancestors of, modern human beings and known from a series of fossils found at numerous sites in eastern, north-central, and southern Africa.
Hace 5 días · Australopithecus (/ ˌ ɒ s t r ə l ə ˈ p ɪ θ ɪ k ə s,-l oʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -loh-; from Latin australis 'southern', and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape') is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene.
Hace 5 días · The australopithecine species that is best represented in the fossil record is Australopithecus afarensis with more than 100 fossil individuals represented, found from Northern Ethiopia (such as the famous "Lucy"), to Kenya, and South Africa.
25 de abr. de 2024 · KNM-WT 17000, the only known adult P. aethiopicus cranium, is nearly completed. It's cranial capacity is small, only 410cc. The features found on this skull show similarities to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus boisei.
Hace 2 días · Leakey, 1959. Paranthropus is a genus of extinct hominin which contains two widely accepted species: P. robustus and P. boisei. However, the validity of Paranthropus is contested, and it is sometimes considered to be synonymous with Australopithecus. They are also referred to as the robust australopithecines.
Hace 2 días · -P. aethiopicus -Location -East Africa (2.7-2.5 mya) -Characteristics -Well-developed sagittal and nuchal crests -Forward-projecting cheekbones (zygomatics) -Relatively small brain -Prognathism: dish shaped face -Mosaic of primitive and derived traits -Primitive traits (Australopithecus-like) -Relatively large anterior teeth -Small face relative to later paranthropus -Derived traits (like ...
3 de may. de 2024 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Lucy, nickname for a remarkably complete (40 percent intact) hominin skeleton found by American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson at at the fossil site Hadar in Ethiopia on Nov. 24, 1974, and dated to 3.2 million years ago.
