Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:species
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 2.8 million years
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
anthropological studies
evolutionary biology early hominins evolutionary studies fossil analysis hominid evolution evolutionary significance the study of human origins Raymond Dart's research early human traits the Taung site |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Lee_Berger
gptkb:Tim_White |
| gptkbp:conservation_efforts |
gptkb:musician
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
understanding of bipedalism
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
important for understanding hominin development
|
| gptkbp:death_date |
approximately 3 to 4 years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Raymond_Dart
controversial at the time first Australopithecus fossil found |
| gptkbp:exhibited_at |
human-like traits
sexual dimorphism arboreal adaptations |
| gptkbp:faced |
prognathous face
|
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
paleoanthropology
|
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:tree |
| gptkbp:gender |
gptkb:unknown
|
| gptkbp:has_exhibition |
gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
|
| gptkbp:headcount |
partially preserved
foramen magnum position approximately 400 cm³ |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
discovered during the early 20th century
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
provided evidence of early human evolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Taung Child
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
paleoanthropological methods
theories of human evolution |
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:South_Africa African continent lime quarry |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Taung,_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:mouth |
deciduous teeth
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
paleoecology
bipedalism early childhood development dental morphology |
| gptkbp:notable_traits |
small stature
juvenile fossil |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Australopithecus_species
human ancestry |
| gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:species
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the first early hominid fossils discovered
|
| gptkbp:species |
gptkb:species
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:dinosaur
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1924
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Raymond_Dart
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|