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Bookmark or Share- Australopithecus sediba - WikipediaAustralopithecus sediba is an extinct species of australopithecine recovered from Malapa Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. It is known from a partial juvenile skeleton, the holotype MH1, and a partial adult female skeleton, the paratype MH2.
- Australopithecus sediba - The Smithsonian's Human Origins ProgramAustralopithecus sediba bears a strong resemblance to Au. africanus, a fossil species that is also found in South Africa. They have similar skull, facial and dental features.
- Australopithecus sediba | McHenry County CollegeSome place it with Australopithecines and others with Homo. The discoverers propose it is either an ancestor of Homo or, possibly, an evolutionary dead end. Other paleoanthropologists hypothesize it is H. africanus, simply showing variation over time within the species. Read more Australian Museum's Australopithecus sediba.
- 21. Australopithecus sediba – The History of Our Tribe: HomininiSince (1) many biological anthropologists who teach human evolution are not paleoanthropologists, (2) Au. sediba is a fairly recent discovery, and (3) many textbooks have not as yet included much information about it, I have provided a more in-depth overview of this species.
- Australopithecus sediba - The Australian MuseumAlthough the discoverers favour A. sediba being ancestral to Homo, they also accept that it may be an evolutionary dead end. The origin of Homo and its direct ancestor among austropithecines is widely debated and remains unresolved.
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