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Australopithecus Africanus

The Taung child

  • lived 2.5-3.1 mya (million years ago)
  • name roughly translates to "southern ape of Africa"

STS 5

Skeletal features:

  • rounder cranium
  • larger brain
  • strongly sloping face that juts out with pronounced jaw.
  • smaller teeth
  • long arms adapted for climing