How to pronounce “australopithecus” in English

Australopithecus is the genus name.

They're called Australopithecus.

is an artist's reconstruction of "Australopithecus afarensis," which is essentially a one-meter tall

And a distinctive new species of Australopithecus.

and an increased diversity of Australopithecus species that are now beginning to occupy a whole new set

This was a group of Australopithecus that were devout vegetarians.

And the foot bones of Australopithecus have been discovered.

And among his many discoveries include the Australopithecus sediba.

And it is generally thought that these earlier Australopithecus, like Lucy, lived in more bushy or more woodland,

And you can see from the top that a chimp and Australopithecus have very long, from front to back, narrow, parallel side of tooth rows.

And these creatures we collectively call Australopithecus, or ape man, as

We named a new species, called Australopithecus sediba.

around 7 million years ago, through hominin type ancestors like Australopithecus about 3 million years ago, and then

It could be the common ancestor for our own lineage, as well as other lineages of Australopithecus.

Two million years ago human brain, you know, australopithecus had a brain, you know, the size of a cashew, and all of a sudden, homo erectus shows up, and we go from this little

Sometimes it's a discovery a single tooth, like this, that led to an entire face of one of these early Australopithecus creatures.

Yet we know much, much more about the ape-men, or Australopithecus, and the diversity of species, the specializations in anatomy and behavior and diet,

DR. DONALD JOHANSON: The question is, were there other species of humans living at the same time as Australopithecus, Afarensis, or Lucy's species.

Australopithecus had this tiny, little, peanut