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...nt breakthroughs in the story of [[human evolution]], his discovery of ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]'' in South Africa in 1924.

| name = ''Australopithecus africanus'' | binomial = ''Australopithecus africanus''

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...ver Africa. There are currently four species, the gracile Australopiths: [[Australopithecus africanus]], [[Australopithecus afarensis]], and the robust australopiths: [[Paranthr

...minin]] and the [[holotype]] of the species [[Australopithecus africanus|''Australopithecus africanus'']]. The fossil was discovered at the Buxton limeworks, [[Taung]], [[Northw ...y 7th edition of [[Nature|''Nature'']]<ref name="Dart">{{cite book|title=''Australopithecus africanus'', the man-ape of South Africa|accessdate=|author=R. Dart|authorlink= |coau

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...Taung child|Taung child]] – which was the [[holotype]] for the species ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]'' – and he therefore named a new [[genus]] and [[species]] – ''Plesia

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.... The specimen is tentatively attributed to [[Australopithecus africanus|''Australopithecus africanus'']] but this single specimen has since been lost save for a single cast<ref

...book|title= Limb proportions in ''[[Australopihtecus afarensis]]'' and ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]'' |accessdate=|author=D. Green et al.|authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007

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...of ''[[Paranthropus robustus]]''. Many of its features are similar to ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]''. "Paranthropus boisei" is part of the family Homididae. <ref>''Extinct

...ologist]] and is best known for his work on [[Australopithecus africanus|''Australopithecus africanus'']] body proportions and the [[Taung child|Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis]]. ...ry McHenry]] of the [[University of California, Davis]] on limb lengths in Australopithecus africanus.

...of excavation the first hominid remains were discovered - two teeth of ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]''. This discovery made Gladysvale the first new early hominid site to be ...s]] including extinct [[wolves]], [[monkeys]] and hominids attributed to ''Australopithecus africanus'' and early ''Homo''<ref name="Berger3"/>.

Although the cranium is more primitive than the Australopithecus africanus, it remains classified as a [[gracile]] Australopith instead of a [[chimpan ...ain capacity and its face is much more [[prognathus]] when compared to the Australopithecus africanus. Males also typically had large crests (called [[sagital crests]]) on top o

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...Gorge]], dated 2.5 mya. Known as the [[Oldowan Industrial Complex]], ''[[Australopithecus Africanus]]'' and ''[[Homo habilis]]'' are considered to be the first tool maker, wer

...aring the diets of the australopiths ''[[Paranthropus robustus]]'' and ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]''.

...his was therefore a bipedal creature. With the lack of post-crania for ''[[Australopithecus africanus]]'' at the time, few accepted the view.