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Australopithecus Sediba
Australopithecus sediba was found in the Malapa caves in Southern Africa by Matthew Berger.Narrow upper chest which resembles earlier Australopithecus, while other tooth traits and the broad lower chest resemble humans. They had functional changes in their pelvis to the point to the evolution of upright walking, while other parts of their skeleton retained features found in other australopithecines. Its skull contained small premolars and molars and their facial features are similar to those of Homo. It had a small cranial capacity and long upper limbs and it has been dated between 1.977 and 1.98 million years ago.Australopithecus sediba was formed due to the process of fossilization. Fossilization is the process of converting something into
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