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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:ancestor
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gptkb:Homo_genus
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gptkbp:associated_with
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early stone tools
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gptkbp:body_shape
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adapted for bipedalism
long arms relative to legs
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gptkbp:cranial_features
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pronounced brow ridges
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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early human ancestors
shows dietary adaptations
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Mary_Leakey
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gptkbp:discovery
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gptkb:Tanzania
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1959
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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environmental changes
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:1959
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
radiometric dating methods
studied for evolutionary traits
numerous specimens found
OH 5
2.3 to 1.2 million years
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:habitat
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gptkb:savanna
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gptkbp:has_connection_to
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other hominins
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gptkbp:has_skin
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flat face
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gptkbp:head
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dished face
large and robust jaw
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gptkbp:height
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approximately 1.2 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Australopithecus boisei
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gptkbp:is_a_tool_for
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limited evidence
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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East Africa
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gptkbp:known_for
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large molars
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gptkbp:length
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robust
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Pleistocene
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gptkbp:mating_system
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likely polygynous
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gptkbp:mouth
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large molars for grinding
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gptkbp:originated_in
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closely related to Homo habilis
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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adapted to changing environments
grasslands and open woodlands
key to understanding human ancestry
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gptkbp:paleoenvironmental_adaptation
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adapted to herbivorous diet.
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gptkbp:postcranial_skeleton
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robust and heavy
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:research_importance
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provides insight into human evolution
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Australopithecus_boisei
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gptkbp:significance
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important for understanding human evolution
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gptkbp:skull_capacity
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500-550 cm³
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gptkbp:social_structure
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possibly small groups
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gptkbp:species
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gptkb:boisei
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gptkbp:type_specimen_location
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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bipedal locomotion
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gptkbp:weight
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around 45 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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around 1.2 million years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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