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Definition of Australopithecus africanus
1. Noun. Gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecus Africanus
Literary usage of Australopithecus africanus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Architect and the Scaffold: Evolution and Education in South Africa by Wilmot Godfrey James, Lynne Wilson (2002)
"... in which he reacts with remarkable rapidity to Dart's discovery of Australopithecus
Africanus in an article entitled The Meaning of the ..."
2. Science, Evolution and Schooling in South Africa by Jeffrey Lever (2002)
"... Baby", Australopithecus africanus.' It was in Africa that the human lineage
had first evolved, not Asia, as European and American scientists had ..."
3. Every Step Of The Way: The Journey To Freedom In South Africa by Michael Morris, John Linnegar (2004)
"It was given the name Australopithecus africanus by anatomy professor Raymond Dart.
When Dart published a paper on his find in 1925, ..."
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