+**Australopithecus** is an extinct genus of early [hominin](/wiki/hominin) that lived in Africa millions of years ago. These ape-like beings were among the first to walk upright, a key trait known as [bipedalism](/wiki/bipedalism), paving the way for the later genus Homo.
+## See also
+- [Human Evolution](/wiki/human_evolution)
+- [Homo](/wiki/homo)
+- [Lucy](/wiki/lucy)
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