When the first australopithecine was discovered in 1925, most experts dismissed it as possibly being in our lineage because

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The fossil (later named Australopithecus africanus) had a skull that looked significantly different from any other known hominid fossil at the time, leading many experts to dismiss it as not being in our lineage. It wasn't until further discoveries and analysis that A. africanus was accepted as a hominid ancestor.

When the First Australopithecine Was Discovered in 1925, Most Experts