Definition of Australopithecus africanus

1. Noun. Gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago.

Group relationships: Australopithecus, Genus Australopithecus
Generic synonyms: Australopithecine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecus Africanus

Australianizes
Australianizing
Australianness
Australians
Australize
Australized
Australizes
Australizing
Australo-
Australoid
Australopith
Australopithecine
Australopithecines
Australopithecus
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus boisei
Australopithecus robustus
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Austrian
Austrian German
Austrian capital
Austrian monetary unit
Austrian schilling
Austrian winter pea
Austrianness
Austrians
Austro-
Austro-Asiatic

Literary usage of Australopithecus africanus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Architect and the Scaffold: Evolution and Education in South Africa by Wilmot Godfrey James, Lynne Wilson (2002)
"... in which he reacts with remarkable rapidity to Dart's discovery of Australopithecus Africanus in an article entitled The Meaning of the ..."

2. Science, Evolution and Schooling in South Africa by Jeffrey Lever (2002)
"... Baby", australopithecus africanus.' It was in Africa that the human lineage had first evolved, not Asia, as European and American scientists had ..."

3. Every Step Of The Way: The Journey To Freedom In South Africa by Michael Morris, John Linnegar (2004)
"It was given the name australopithecus africanus by anatomy professor Raymond Dart. When Dart published a paper on his find in 1925, ..."

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