Lower Paleolithic by Zdenek Burian Australopithecinae or Australopithecina is a group of extinct hominids. The Australopithecus, the best known among them, lived in Africa from around 4 million to somewhat after 2 million years ago. Pithecanthropus is a subspecies of Homo erectus, if the word is used as the name for the Java Man. Or sometimes a synonym for all the Homo erectus populations. Homo erectu... Tags: Australopithecus, Lower Paleolithic, Pithecanthropus, Zdenek Burian