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Australopithecus africanus (A. africanus) (jan 1, 3500000 BC – 0h 52min, may 22, 2021 y)

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This species lived around 2-5.5 million years ago, in South Africa (late Pliocene and early Pleistocene). Their eating habits were similar to modern chimpanzees, which consisted of fruit, plants, nuts, seeds, roots, insects, and eggs.

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jan 1, 3500000 BC
0h 52min, may 22, 2021 y
~ 3504348 years

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