write the meaning of Australopithecus
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a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa
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Australopithecus
[ (aw-stray-loh-pith-i-kuhs, aw-stray-loh-pi-thee-kuhs) ]
An extinct genus of the hominid family that lived in Africa from about three to one million years ago. The name means “southern ape.”
NOTES FOR AUSTRALOPITHECUS
Members of this genus were the ancestors of modern humans. One of the best-known fossils, Lucy, was a member of this genus.
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