Australopithecus africanus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Australopithecus_africanus
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hominin species
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Australopithecus_africanus
gptkbp:bipedal true
gptkbp:cranialCapacity 400-500 cc
larger than Australopithecus afarensis
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Homo_genus
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Raymond_Dart
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1924
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Raymond_Dart
gptkbp:fossilRange 3.3 to 2.1 million years ago
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Australopithecus
gptkbp:holotype Taung Child
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australopithecus africanus
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Sterkfontein
gptkb:Taung
gptkb:Makapansgat
gptkbp:location Taung Child
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Mrs._Ples
gptkb:STS_5
Taung Child
gptkbp:order gptkb:Primates
gptkbp:postcranialSkeleton adapted for bipedalism
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Paranthropus_robustus
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Early_Pleistocene
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism present
gptkbp:species_epithet africanus
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:teethSimilarTo gptkb:modern_humans
gptkbp:uses possible but unconfirmed
gptkbp:walkedUpright true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fossil_Hominid_Sites_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Australopithecus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5