Praeanthropus
| Praeanthropus Temporal range: 4–2.2 Ma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fossil of P. anamensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subtribe: | Australopithecina |
| Genus: | †Praeanthropus |
| Type species | |
| †Australopithecus afarensis Dart, 1925 | |
| Species | |
Praeanthropus is a genus used by some researchers[1][2] 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.
References
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Praeanthropus |
- ↑ Cela-Conde, C. J.; Ayala, F. J. (2003). "Genera of the human lineage". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (13): 7684–7689. PMC 164648
. PMID 12794185. doi:10.1073/pnas.0832372100. - ↑ Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.