Biology:Praeanthropus
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Praeanthropus | |
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Fossil of P. anamensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Subfamily: | Homininae |
Tribe: | Hominini |
Subtribe: | Australopithecina |
Genus: | †Praeanthropus |
Type species | |
†Australopithecus afarensis Dart, 1925
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Species | |
Praeanthropus is a genus used by some researchers[1][2] to include certain hominin species generally included in other genera by most researchers. Its validity is debated. The type species is Praeanthropus afarensis (synonym of Australopithecus afarensis).
References
- ↑ Cela-Conde, C. J.; Ayala, F. J. (2003). "Genera of the human lineage". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (13): 7684–7689. doi:10.1073/pnas.0832372100. PMID 12794185.
- ↑ Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution
Wikidata ☰ Q1240047 entry