<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31477762</termId><termName>Australopithecus africanus</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Species of extinct bipedal homonin whose remains were found in the Transvaal region of South Africa; it lived 3.3 to 2.5 million years ago. Characterized by arms slightly longer than the legs, human-like cranial features combined with more primitive features including ape-like curved fingers for tree climbing. This species was the first of the australopiths to be described; Raymond Dart named the genus and species in 1925 after his discovery of the famous Taung child. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:08:40</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31469231</termId><termName>Australopithecus</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>