Praeanthropus
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Praeanthropus Temporal range: 4–2.2 Ma Late Pliocene– |
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| Fossil of P. Amanensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subtribe: | Australopithecina |
| Genus: | †Praeanthropus |
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†Australopithecus afarensis Dart, 1925 |
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Praeanthropus is a genus used by some researchers to include certain hominid species generally included in other genera by most researchers. The type species is Praeanthropus afarensis (=Australopithecus afarensis). The validity of Praeanthropus as a genus is debated, however.
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