现在,Richmond和Strait在早期南方古猿(australopithecines)的腕部发现了以前未曾发现的指节行走特征,这说明,双足行走这一将类人猿与其他灵长目动物区分开来的进化特征是从一个已经适应了...
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...家在1925年首次于南非发现的人类化石记录后,陆陆续续有许多的标本出现,此类人猿统称为天南人猿或南方人猿 (Australopithecines),年代约在一百至五百万年以前 (右图)。其中最有名的化石记录,当属保存相当完整之「露西(Lucy),其出现年代约在三百万年前。
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从人类学的知识得知,人类进化经历 了由猿到南猿(Australopithecines),再到能人 (Homohabilis),最后才是原始人类的过程.虽然 南猿属于人科,但这并不意味着南猿已经是人类.
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N any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old 更新纪灵长动物 → see also zinjanthropus
ADJ of or relating to any of these primates 更新纪灵长动物的
If the small-brained australopithecines were not toolmakers, what evolutionary advantage did they gain by walking upright?
如果脑子比较小的古猿不是工具制造者,那他们直立行走的进化优势是什么?
This mixture of apelike and humanlike features suggests that the new species was transitional between the australopithecines and humans, the researchers said at a news conference on Wednesday.
星期三,该组研究人员在一个新闻发布会上说,这种既像类人猿又像人类的混合特征表明,这个新的物种是南方古猿和人类之间的过度类型。
They found that its size was on a par with other australopithecines, but its shape was more like that of a human brain.
他们发现源泉种的脑尺寸与其它南猿一样,但是其形状则更像人类的大脑。
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