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Taxonomy
Australopithecus sediba was named by Berger et al. (2010). Its type specimen is MH1, a partial skeleton (juvenile partial cranium, fragmented mandible, and partial postcranial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Malapa Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in South Africa.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2010 | Australopithecus sediba Berger et al. p. 195 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Australopithecus sediba Berger et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available