Properties (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
hominid
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings |
field of study related to this species
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gptkbp:artExhibitions |
adaptations for both climbing and walking
more ape-like than human-like |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
early human evolution
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gptkbp:characteristics |
bipedal locomotion
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gptkbp:climate |
tropical to subtropical
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gptkbp:competitors |
compared with other hominids
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
yes
climate change and competition |
gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
unknown
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gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:diedIn |
Pliocene
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gptkbp:diet |
omnivore
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gptkbp:faced |
about 400-500 cm³
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gptkbp:fauna |
anamensis
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy |
Meave Leakey
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gptkbp:foot |
similar to modern humans
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gptkbp:fossilRecord |
gptkb:Allia_Bay
radiometric dating techniques study of ancient ecosystems partial skeletons mixed forest and grassland limited but significant approximately 4.0 million years helps reconstruct lifestyle and behavior |
gptkbp:geneticDiversity |
limited due to fossilization
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gptkbp:genus |
gptkb:Australopithecus
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gptkbp:gestationPeriod |
adapted for bipedalism
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gptkbp:habitat |
woodland and savanna
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gptkbp:hasEconomyBasedOn |
found_in_East_Africa
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gptkbp:height |
approximately 1.2 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Australopithecus anamensis
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gptkbp:inheritsFrom |
important for understanding human ancestry
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gptkbp:knownFor |
transitional features between apes and humans
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gptkbp:landUse |
possible but not confirmed
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gptkbp:language |
long arms and curved fingers
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Kenya
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gptkbp:migration |
likely followed food sources
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gptkbp:mouth |
smaller than those of earlier hominids
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gptkbp:predators |
large carnivores
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gptkbp:releaseYear |
1995
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gptkbp:reproduction |
likely similar to modern primates
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gptkbp:researchInterest |
paleoanthropological excavations
provides insight into early hominid evolution |
gptkbp:scientificName |
key to understanding human evolution
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gptkbp:significance |
provides evidence of bipedalism
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gptkbp:socialStructure |
likely small groups
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gptkbp:symbioticRelationships |
closely_related_to_Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:symptoms |
prognathous_jaw
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gptkbp:timePeriod |
4.2 to 3.9 million years ago
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gptkbp:typeOf |
gptkb:Australopithecus
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