Australopithecus africanus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Hominidae
Subfamilia: Homininae
Tribus: Hominini
Subtribus: Hominina
Genus: †Australopithecus
Species: Australopithecus africanus
Name
[edit]- Australopithecus africanus Dart, 1925
Primary references
[edit]- Dart, R.A. 1925. Australopithecus africanus: the man-ape of South Africa. Nature 115(2884): 195–199. DOI: 10.1038/115195a0 Reference page.
References
[edit]- Berger, L.R., Clarke, R.J. 1995: Eagle involvement of the Taung child fauna. Journal of Human Evolution, 29, 275-299.
- Clarke, R.J., Tobias, P.V. 1995: Sterkfontein Member 2 foot bones of the oldest South African hominid. Science, 269, 521–524.
- Lacruz, R.S., Rozzi, F.R, Bromage, T.G. 2005: Dental enamel hypoplasia, age at death, and weaning in the Taung child. South African Journal of Science, 101, 567-569.
- McHenry, H. 1998: Body proportions in Australopithecus afarensis and A. africanus and the origin of the genus Homo. Journal of Human Evolution, 35, 1-22.
- Scott, R.S., Ungar, P.S., Bergstrom, T.S., Brown, C.A., Grine, F.E, Teaford, M.F. & Walker, A. 2005: Dental microwear texture analysis shows within-species diet variability in fossil hominins. Nature, 436: 693–695.