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Australopithecus africanus was an early hominid, an australopithecine, who lived between 2-3 million years ago in thePliocene.[2] In common with the older Australopithecus afarensis,A. africanus was slenderly built, or gracile, and was thought to have been a direct ancestor ofmodern humans. Fossil remains indicate thatA. africanus was significantly more like modern humans than A. afarensis, with a more human-like cranium permitting a largerbrain and more humanoid facial features. A. africanus has been found at only four sites in southern Africa - Taung (1924), Sterkfontein (1935), Makapansgat(1948) and Gladysvale(1992).[1]

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Australopithecus africanus is an extinct hominin species that lived in Africa around 2 to 3 million years ago. They were bipedal and had a combination of ape-like and human-like traits, suggesting they were a transitional species in human evolution. Notable fossils of Australopithecus africanus include the Taung child.

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