†subfamily Australopithecinae Gregory and Hellman 1939 (ape)
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Parent taxon: Hominidae according to C. J. Cela-Conde and F. J. Ayala 2003
See also Pilbeam et al. 1977
Sister taxa: Cercopithecina, Danuvius, Dryopithecinae, Gorilla, Hominina, Homininae, Homo troglodytes, Lufengpithecus, Oreopithecus, Pierolapithecus, Ponginae, Preanthropinae, Presbytina, Simiina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Australopithecinae in the database