Australopithecus
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Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins from Africa that played a key role in human evolution, known for its bipedal locomotion and small brain size.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Australopithecus canonical | 5 |
| Australopithecus anamensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22475195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australopithecus Context triple: [Australopithecus afarensis, genus, Australopithecus]
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A.
Australopithecina
Australopithecina is an extinct subtribe of early hominins that includes several bipedal ape-like species considered close relatives or ancestors of modern humans.
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B.
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
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C.
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
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D.
Ardipithecus
Ardipithecus is an early, now-extinct hominin genus from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa that provides key evidence about the evolution of bipedalism and human ancestry.
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E.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australopithecus Target entity description: Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins from Africa that played a key role in human evolution, known for its bipedal locomotion and small brain size.
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A.
Australopithecina
Australopithecina is an extinct subtribe of early hominins that includes several bipedal ape-like species considered close relatives or ancestors of modern humans.
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B.
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
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C.
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
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D.
Ardipithecus
Ardipithecus is an early, now-extinct hominin genus from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa that provides key evidence about the evolution of bipedalism and human ancestry.
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E.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Australopithecus