Definitions for australopithecus
ɔˌstreɪ loʊˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, -pəˈθi kəs, ˌɔ strə-aus·tralo·p·ithe·cus

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1. genus Australopithecus, Australopithecusnoun

   extinct genus of African hominid

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1. australopithecus

   Australopithecus is a genus of extinct hominins closely related to humans that lived from about 4.2 to 1.9 million years ago in eastern and southern Africa during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs. They are characterized by their bipedal locomotion, small brain size relative to body size, and dental features different from both apes and humans. This genus plays a significant role in human evolution as it is considered a likely ancestor to the Homo genus, which includes modern humans.

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1. Australopithecus

   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. During this time period a number of australopith species emerged, including Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. anamensis, A. bahrelghazali, A. garhi and A. sediba. There is still some debate amongst academics whether certain African hominid species of this time, such as A. robustus and A. boisei, constitute members of the same genus; if so, they would be considered to be robust australopiths whilst the others would be considered gracile australopiths. However, if these species do indeed constitute their own genus, then they may be given their own name, Paranthropus. It is widely held by archaeologists and palaeontologists that the australopiths played a significant part in human evolution, being the first of the hominins to show presence of a gene which cause increased length and ability of neurons in the brain, the duplicated SRGAP2 gene It was one of the australopith species that eventually evolved into the Homo genus in Africa around 2 million years ago, which contained within it species like Homo habilis, H. ergaster and eventually the modern human species, H. sapiens sapiens.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of australopithecus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of australopithecus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of australopithecus in a Sentence

1. Yohannes Haile-Selassie:

   The new species is yet another confirmation that Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, was not the only potential human ancestor species that roamed in what is now the Afar region of Ethiopia during the middle Pliocene, current fossil evidence from the Woranso-Mille study area clearly shows that there were at least two, if not three, early human species living at the same time and in close geographic proximity.

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