Primate Biology Vocabulary

noun Africanthropus

• Africanthropus is a genus of extinct hominins that lived in Africa around 3 million years ago.
• Have you heard of Africanthropus? It's an ancient human ancestor from Africa.
• Africanthropus is like the OG African homie from way back.
• The discovery of Africanthropus sheds light on our evolutionary history like finding a missing puzzle piece.