Australopithecus anamensis (extinct species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Primates (order) > Hominoidea (superfamily) > Hominidae (family) > Australopithecus (extinct genus)
Descripción
Species of extinct early homonin who was at least partially bipedal and whose remains were found in the Ethiopia and Kenya; fossils date 4.2-3.9 mya million years ago. Characterized by slender build, strongly protruding face, and thickening of tooth enamel that becomes characteristic of all later hominins.