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Our Australopithecus skull measures 2 inches long and 1 3/4 inches tall. Our australopithecus skull fossil is detailed and brown in color. Check out our skulls, skeletons and other extinct animal replicas, toys, and gifts.
Australopithecus is an extinct genus of hominins. From paleontological and archaeological evidence, the genus Australopithecus apparently evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct two million years ago. Australopithecus species played a significant part in human evolution, the genus Homo being derived from Australopithecus at some time after three million years ago. In addition, they were the first hominids to possess certain genes, known as the duplicated SRGAP2, which increased the length and ability of neurons in the brain. One of the australopith species eventually became the genus Homo in Africa around two million years ago (e.g. Homo habilis), and eventually modern humans, H. sapiens sapiens.
