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- adjective archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology of or pertaining to the
extinct anthropoid apes of thegenera Australopithecus andParanthropus or theirfossils - noun archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology members of the
extinct anthropoid apes of thegenera Australopithecus andParanthropus or theirfossils
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Examples
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Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like Australopith from South Africa, by Berger et al.
Australopithecus sediba and the creationist response - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The pelvis is short and broad like a human pelvis, creating more of a bowl shape than in earlier Australopith fossils like the famous Lucy, explained Job Kibii of the University of the Witwatersrand.
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The pelvis is short and broad like a human pelvis, creating more of a bowl shape than in earlier Australopith fossils like the famous Lucy, explained Job Kibii of the University of the Witwatersrand.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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The pelvis is short and broad like a human pelvis, creating more of a bowl shape than in earlier Australopith fossils like the famous Lucy, explained Job Kibii of the University of the Witwatersrand.
The Seattle Times 2011
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According to Lieberman, our early Australopith ancestors had less-developed arches in their feet.
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According to Lieberman, our early Australopith ancestors had less-developed arches in their feet.
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For example, says Lieberman, our early Australopith ancestors had less developed arches in their feet.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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For example, says Lieberman, our early Australopith ancestors had less developed arches in their feet.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"The overall structure of the Australopith face looks well-adapted to the sort of function we tested in our paper, but this is at odds with molar microwear patterns that suggest a varied diet of relatively few hard foods.
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