Australopithecus (pronounced aw-struh/strey-loh-pith-i-kuhs, BE: [ˌɒstrələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪkəs] AE [ˌɑ:strəloʊˈpɪθɪkəs]; from Latin australis"southern", Greek πίθηκος pithekos "ape") is an extinct genus of hominids. From the evidence gathered by palaeontologists andarchaeologists, it appears that the Australopithecus genus evolved in eastern Africa around four million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct two million years ago.
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