Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid, whose only discovered remains date to 1.78 to 1.95 million years ago, is known from two partial skeletons discovered where?
Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus sediba is a species of "Australopithecus" of the early Pleistocene, identified based on fossil remains dated to about 2 million years ago. The species is known from six skeletons discovered in the Malapa Fossil Site at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa, including a juvenile male (MH1 also called "Karabo", the holotype), an adult female (MH2, the paratype), an adult male, and three infants. The fossils were found together at the bottom of the Malapa Cave, where they apparently fell to their death, and have been dated to between 1.980 and 1.977 million
Australopithecus sediba specimens. More recent reviews appear to have accepted the specific status of "A. sediba" as an independent species from "A. africanus" and other early hominins. Moreover, the use of juvenile specimens as type specimens has been a common practice in palaeoanthropology: the type specimens of "Homo habilis" and "Australopithecus africanus" are themselves juvenile specimens. Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus sediba is a species of "Australopithecus" of the early Pleistocene, identified based on fossil remains dated to about 2 million years ago. The species is known from six skeletons discovered in the Malapa Fossil Site at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site