australopithecine

1. Of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus (synset 302661242)

1. Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus;
   From 1 to 4 million years ago (synset 102478850)
   is a type of: hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae
   subtypes:

   • australopithecus afarensis - fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
   • australopithecus africanus - gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
   • australopithecus boisei - large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
   • genus zinjanthropus, zinjanthropus - genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned
   • australopithecus robustus - large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
   • genus paranthropus, paranthropus - former classification for Australopithecus robustus
   belongs to: australopithecus, genus australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid

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