"The Taung Child"
Australopithecus africanus

"The Taung Child"

Australopithecus africanus

general information

hominid chart

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Raymond Dart and the Taung skull.

Raymond Dart
(1893-1989)
and the
Taung Skull

Taung Skull Stamp.

Australopithecus Africanus -- Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Australopithicus africanus: The Taung Baby -- WSU
Human Ancestors Hall: Taung 1 -- The Smithsonian Instituation
Raymond Dart -- Wikipedia
Raymond Dart -- talk.origins Archive
SA fossil murder mystery solved -- BBC News
Taung Child -- Wikipedia
Taung Child -- The Talk.Origins Archive, Jim Foley
Taung fossil site -- Jeffrey K. McKee
Taung Heritage Site
Were human ancestors hunted by birds? -- MSNBC
Ancient Raptors Likely Feasted On Early Man, Study Suggests -- ScienceDaily

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Orrorin / Ardipithecus / Australopithecus / Kenyanthropus

Early Human Phylogeny -- National Museum of Natural History

Times to Remember

Timeline -- Maricopa College
Hominids | Primates -- Contemporary | Primates -- Prehistoric

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Subfamily

Genus

Species

Example

Alternative Name

Orrorin

tugenensis

"Millenium Man"

Ardipithecus

ramidus

Aramis

Australo-
pithecines

Australo-
pithecus

anamensis

afarensis

"Lucy"

africanus

Taung

garhi

aethiopicus

"Black Skull"

Paranthropus

(aka A. robustus)

boisei

"Zinj"

robustus

Swartkrans

Kenyanthropus

platyops

"Flat-faced Kenya Man"

Adapted from Intoduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed, Jurmain, Nelson, Kilgore, and Trevathand
(Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000, pp. 285 - 290).

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