Australopithecus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Australopithecus is a noun meaning Alternative letter-case form of Australopithecus.
Meaning
Alternative letter-case form of Australopithecus.
Example Sentences
The Ramapithecus line divided into two australopitheci which also died out, and the ancestor of modern man, which gradually evolved into Homo sapiens
He also puts forth unfounded claims like the one that australopitheci had prehensile feet like chimps and not feet like men, enabling them to walk upright.
If ramidus or one of the early australopithecuses, A. anamensis or A. afarensis, has a rather apelike vestibular system, as you might expect, then the old argument about mosaic evolution can be raised.
Word Forms
- australopitheci
- australopithecuses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include australopithecine, neanderthal.
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