He named the fossil Australopithecus africanus, which means "southern ape from Africa." However, it took nearly 20 years for the scientific community to accept the find, in part because the ...

A mandible of Kenyapithecus africanus, with many of the teeth preserved, has been found at Kathwanga, Rusinga Island, Kenya. Previously the lower dentition of this species was unknown—except by ...

Australopithecus anamensis had human and ape traits. The upper part of the ... but its brain was larger than that of the Australopithecus africanus. Their fossils were found with mammals that ...