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Taxon: Species †Australopithecus africanus R.A. Dart, 1925 - African southern ape (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name Dart, R.A. 1925. Nature 115 (2884): 198.
Original rank
Original generic combination
Original spelling

Types

Type, by monotypy, ofAustralopithecus (Genus) Dart, 1925
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Australopithecus africanus africanus
TypeTaung (Specimen)

Synonyms

Synonymous nameAustralopithecus prometheus Dart, 1949 Ref: Texas, 1996
Synonymous namePlesianthropus transvaalensis Broom, 1936[1938?] Ref: Texas, 1996

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameAfrikaanse zuidaap

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameAfrican southern ape
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