Homo gautengensis is a very old type of human that lived a long time ago. Scientists found some bones belonging to this human in a place called Gauteng in South Africa.
These bones were very different from other human bones that were found before. They had a longer face, bigger teeth, and a smaller brain than modern humans. Scientists think that Homo gautengensis might have looked more like a monkey than a person we know today.
Homo gautengensis lived a very long time ago, more than 2 million years ago. They were part of a group of humans called hominins, which were the ancestors of modern humans. Scientists study fossils of these ancient humans to learn more about how people evolved and changed over time.