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Australopithecus africanus
R.A. Dart, 1925
- African southern ape
(mammal)
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†Australopithecus (Genus)
..†Australopithecus afarensis (Species)
..†Australopithecus anamensis (Species)
..†Australopithecus garhi (Species)
..†Australopithecus sediba (Species)
..†Australopithecus africanus (Species) - African southern ape
....†Australopithecus africanus africanus (Subspecies)
....†Australopithecus africanus transvaalensis (Subspecies)
....†STS 14 (Specimen)
....†STS 5 (Specimen) - Mrs. Ples
....†STS 71 (Specimen)
....†STW 505 (Specimen)
....†Taung (Specimen) - Taung child
Authorship
Original name
:
Dart, R.A. 1925.
Nature
115
(2884)
: 198.
Original rank
:
Original generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
†
Australopithecus
(Genus)
Dart, 1925
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
†
Australopithecus africanus africanus
Type
:
†
Taung
(Specimen)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
†
Australopithecus prometheus
Dart, 1949
Ref:
Texas, 1996
Synonymous name
:
†
Plesianthropus transvaalensis
Broom, 1936[1938?]
Ref:
Texas, 1996
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Afrikaanse zuidaap
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
African southern ape
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