We have not yet been able to extract DNA from the bones of any australopithecine for comparison with modern human DNA. When we can do this, it is almost certain that we will discover many of their genes still in us today. Beginning around 2.5 million years ago or a bit earlier, there was a major forking in the evolutionary path of hominins.
An UNO fitter is a large threaded ring in the middle of the fabric shades top tripod. It is designed to thread onto UNO sockets. UNO sockets have the same matching thread on their socket shell. The most common application for this type of shade and holder is the bridge arm floor lamp.
My lampost/lamp is a cast metal unit. The light is about 6 ft high or so. May I suggest you make a concrete pad to fasten the unit to? I cut the bottom off a 5 gal paint bucket, inverted it, and filled it with concrete, then cut a slice in the side to remove.