Australopithecus

Australopithecus Temporal range: 4.5–1.977 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Late Pliocene–
Australopithecus africanus reconstruction, San Diego Museum of Man
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Family:	Hominidae
Subtribe:	Australopithecina
Genus:	†Australopithecus R.A. Dart, 1925
Type species
†Australopithecus africanus Dart, 1925
Species
†A. africanus †A. deyiremeda †A. garhi †A. sediba Also called Paranthropus †P. aethiopicus †P. robustus †P. boisei Also called Praeanthropus †A. afarensis †A. anamensis †A. bahrelghazali

†A. africanus
†A. deyiremeda
†A. garhi
†A. sediba
Also called Paranthropus
†P. aethiopicus
†P. robustus
†P. boisei
Also called Praeanthropus
†A. afarensis
†A. anamensis
†A. bahrelghazali

Australopithecus (AW-struh-loh-PITH-i-kuhs, /ˌɒstrələˈpɪθᵻkəs, ˌɔː-, -loʊ-/; etymology Latin australis "southern", Greek πίθηκος pithekos "ape"; informal australopithecine or australopith) is an extinct genus of hominins. From paleontological and archaeological evidence, the Australopithecus genus apparently evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct somewhat after two million years ago. During that time, a number of australopithecine species emerged, including Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. anamensis, A. bahrelghazali, A. deyiremeda (proposed), A. garhi, and A. sediba.