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Australopithecus afarensis

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Noun1.Australopithecus afarensis - fossils found in EthiopiaAustralopithecus afarensis - fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
Australopithecus, genus Australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid
australopithecine - any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
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2 million years older than the skeleton of Lucy, or Australopithecus afarensis, the most famous and, until now, the earliest hominid skeleton ever found.
Oldest hominid skeleton rewrites human evolutionary history by Asian News International
These roughly coincide with the appearance of Homo habilis, the first human species; Australopithecus afarensis, a sturdy primitive ape, and the later human species, Homo erectus, which became adept at stone tool use and hunting.
Climate swings shaped human evolution, researchers claim by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The find, along with other fossils unearthed soon after, belongs to the species Australopithecus afarensis.
Disinherited ancestor: Lucy's kind may occupy evolutionary side branch by Bower, B. / Science News
 
 
 
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