Yes.
That is the correct spelling of "australopithecine" (referring to any hominid species of the genus Australopithecus).
It is surmised that the australopithecine protoman migrated. Apparently, they moved from the jungles to the tall grass savannah in Africa about one million years ago for better hunting and gathering opportunity.
I do not believe there is an antonym for hominid.
There are no exact rhymes for hominid.
alien hominid
A bipedal primate is referred to as a great ape, or a hominid.
it is the progression of hominid species.
australopithecine
1.2 to 4 million years ago
Alien Hominid happened in 360.
The main characteristic is that they are bipedal - walk upright.
Hominid - novel - was created in 2008-10.