Australopithecus africanus

Summary

Australopithecus africanus is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Australopithecus africanus's image is recorded as Australopithèque Cerveau Double.jpg^[3].
• Australopithecus africanus's image is recorded as Mrs Ples Face.jpg^[4].
• Australopithecus africanus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[5].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon rank is recorded as species^[6].
• Australopithecus africanus's parent taxon is recorded as Australopithecus^[7].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon name is recorded as Australopithecus africanus^[8].
• Australopithecus africanus's GND ID is recorded as 4703602-3^[9].
• Australopithecus africanus's Commons category is recorded as Australopithecus africanus^[10].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxonomic type is recorded as Taung Child^[11].
• Australopithecus africanus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05hsgp^[12].
• Australopithecus africanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47439764^[13].
• Australopithecus africanus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 83066^[14].
• Australopithecus africanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827675^[15].
• Australopithecus africanus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Australopithecus africanus^[16].
• Australopithecus africanus's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300259058^[17].
• Australopithecus africanus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Australopithecus-africanus^[18].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon synonym is recorded as Australopithecus transvaalensis^[19].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon synonym is recorded as Plesianthropus transvaalensis^[20].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon synonym is recorded as Australopithecus prometheus^[21].
• Australopithecus africanus's taxon synonym is recorded as Homo transvaalensis^[22].
• Australopithecus africanus's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as 64F15371-826A-40A4-A6EC-291C15343FBE^[23].
• Australopithecus africanus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. africanus'}^[24].
• Australopithecus africanus's Plazi ID is recorded as 316AB7A6-1891-7720-94F9-70E47234B2EE^[25].
• Australopithecus africanus's time period is recorded as Pliocene^[26].
• Australopithecus africanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127276^[27].

Why It Matters

Australopithecus africanus ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]