Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Suborder Haplorhini Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Primates Family Hominidae | |
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Similar Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus bahrelghazali, Australopithecus garhi, Ardipithecus kadabba, Paranthropus aethiopicus | ||
Praeanthropus is a genus used by some researchers to include certain hominid species generally included in other genera by most researchers. The type species is Praeanthropus afarensis (=Australopithecus afarensis). The validity of Praeanthropus as a genus is debated, however.
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