Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:species |
| gptkbp:advocated_for |
upright posture
|
| gptkbp:anatomy |
adaptations for climbing and walking
|
| gptkbp:body_shape |
adapted for bipedalism
long arms relative to legs |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
bipedal locomotion
|
| gptkbp:characterized_by |
large molars
|
| gptkbp:cultural_practices |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
early example of bipedalism
|
| gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
part of the hominin lineage. |
| gptkbp:diet |
omnivore
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:1995
East Africa |
| gptkbp:discovery |
gptkb:Allia_Bay,_Kenya
Meave Leakey and colleagues |
| gptkbp:extinction_cause |
environmental changes
|
| gptkbp:eye_color |
forward-facing eyes
|
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
around 4.2 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:foot |
adapted for walking
|
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:Kagoshima
gptkb:Kenya gptkb:National_Museums_of_Kenya gptkb:Kanapoi_fossils radiometric dating techniques partial skeletons important for understanding hominin evolution 4.0 to 4.2 million years old KNM-KP 29280 |
| gptkbp:habitat |
woodland and savanna
|
| gptkbp:head |
about 400-500 cm³
prognathous face larger molars than modern humans |
| gptkbp:height |
approximately 1.2 meters
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Australopithecus anamensis
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced theories of human origins
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:species
|
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
possibly used simple tools
|
| gptkbp:is_known_to |
fossil remains
|
| gptkbp:lives_in |
East Africa
|
| gptkbp:mating_system |
likely monogamous or polygamous
|
| gptkbp:notable_work |
first known species of Australopithecus
|
| gptkbp:originated_in |
closely related to Australopithecus afarensis
|
| gptkbp:paleoanthropological_sites |
gptkb:East_African_Rift_Valley
|
| gptkbp:paleobiology |
study of ancient ecosystems
mixed forest and grassland |
| gptkbp:predators |
large carnivores
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
homo genus
|
| gptkbp:research |
paleoanthropology
distribution in Africa |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
human evolutionary biology
|
| gptkbp:research_importance |
provides insight into early human ancestors
|
| gptkbp:research_institutes |
various universities and museums
|
| gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:Australopithecus_anamensis
|
| gptkbp:significance |
important for understanding human evolution
|
| gptkbp:social_structure |
likely small groups
|
| gptkbp:species |
other Australopithecus species
|
| gptkbp:time_period |
Pliocene
4.2 to 3.9 million years ago |
| gptkbp:type_of |
early hominin
|
| gptkbp:weight |
estimated around 30-50 kg
|
| gptkbp:wildlife |
around 3.9 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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