Australopithecus Africanus ❲DIRECT - Collection❳

: Habitual bipeds (walked on two legs) but retained long arms for climbing.

: First identified by Raymond Dart in 1924 via the "Taung Child" fossil. Physical Characteristics australopithecus africanus

: Slightly larger than A. afarensis , averaging 420–500 cc. : Habitual bipeds (walked on two legs) but

: Lived approximately 3.3 to 2.1 million years ago. less sloping face

: Rounder cranium, less sloping face, and smaller teeth than earlier hominins.

: Primarily found in South Africa, including the famous Sterkfontein Caves .

: Latin Australo (southern), Greek pithecus (ape), and africanus (of Africa).