Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:species
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:species
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 2.8 million years
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
early hominins
early human evolution climate change impacts on evolution Australopithecine diversity |
| gptkbp:body_style |
similar to modern humans
|
| gptkbp:climax |
bipedal adaptation
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
understanding of bipedalism
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
influenced paleoanthropology
|
| gptkbp:diet |
omnivorous
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| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Taung,_South_Africa
gptkb:Raymond_Dart |
| gptkbp:exhibited_at |
cognitive abilities
sexual dimorphism tool use evidence social behavior traits |
| gptkbp:exhibits |
transitional traits
|
| gptkbp:faced |
prognathous face
|
| gptkbp:features |
bipedal locomotion
small brain size apelike characteristics |
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
paleoanthropology
|
| gptkbp:foot |
adapted for walking
|
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
savanna and woodland
important for understanding evolution first Australopithecus species described |
| gptkbp:headcount |
partially preserved
foramen magnum position |
| gptkbp:height |
approximately 1 meter
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
regarding classification
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Taung child
|
| gptkbp:impact |
stimulated further discoveries
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
evolutionary biology
theories of human origins educational curricula on evolution public perception of human evolution |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
key to understanding human ancestry
|
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:dinosaur
lime quarry |
| gptkbp:mouth |
deciduous teeth present
|
| gptkbp:number |
gptkb:TM_151
|
| gptkbp:number_of_volumes |
approximately 400 cm³
|
| gptkbp:related_species |
gptkb:species
gptkb:Homo_habilis |
| gptkbp:related_to |
hominin lineage
human ancestry research |
| gptkbp:research |
comparative anatomy
|
| gptkbp:research_areas |
other hominin fossils
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First early hominin fossil found in Africa
|
| gptkbp:social_structure |
likely lived in groups
|
| gptkbp:type |
fossil skull
|
| gptkbp:weight |
approximately 10-12 kg
|
| gptkbp:wildlife |
not directly known
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1924
|