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anthropoids which almost bridge the gap from ape to man. Found in cave 

 deposits, the fossils are difficult to date with accuracy; they may be late 

 Pliocene or more probably early Pleistocene in age. By 1950, five different 

 types of man-apes had been found. Each possesses a somewhat different 



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combination of primitive and advanced characters, so that they do not 

 form a linear series; they are clearly related to one another, and to man, 

 but in just what way is still a matter for debate. Together they form a 

 group known as the Australopithecines. These creatures were apelike in 



