c. 3300000 BC–c. 2100000 BC
Known fossil range of *Australopithecus africanus*
Human evolution & hominins · Australopitecos · Diversidad de homininos · Locomoción en mosaico
*Australopithecus africanus* is documented in southern Africa roughly 3.3 to 2.1 million years ago. Its remains show bipedalism alongside retained traits for climbing. The species overlapped in time with other African hominins; its exact place in the evolutionary tree and ancestral relationships are not settled by its name or chronology alone.
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- year · approximate
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- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
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Sources
- humanorigins.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
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- 2024-01-03
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- 2026-09-23
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