Scientists have placed 5 species of prehumans into the genus Australopithecus, which means "southern" this
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would mean that several of the species currently placed within the genus ... merit 
researcher in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural... [DOC] [TLE] Cosmic Evolution - Cultural [PAR] Fossils allow scientists to sketch the divergent paths of evolution and to ... (By 
prehumans, we mean ancestors of the hominid line, namely, humans .... the jaw-
breaking Latin name of Australopithecus, meaning southern ape.