Taung Child
Australopithecus Africanus
Background
Date range: 3.3 - 2.1 million years ago
Homeland: Southern Africa
Diet: Mostly plant based, including fruit, nuts, plants, seeds, roots, insects and eggs; rarely meat (likely would scavenge)
Cranial Capacity: 480 cc
Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, close to lakes
Distinguishing Features: round cranium with larger brain than ancestors; pronounced ape like jaw with relatively large premolar and molar teeth but reduced canine size (rare diastema observed); long limbs and curved fingers; smaller brow ridge and slightly arched forehead; sexualdimorphism present; fully bipedal but not specialized for a striding gait;
