Australopithecus (, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -loh-; or , os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs, from Latin australis southern 'grc' and πίθηκος (píthēkos) ape) is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species.
Australopithecus (, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -loh-; or , os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs, from Latin australis southern 'grc' and πίθηκος (píthēkos) ape) is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species.
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