Australopithecus afarensis is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from about 3.9–2.9 million years ago (mya) in the Pliocene of East Africa. The first fossils were discovered …

2024年1月3日 · Australopithecus afarensis is one of the longest-lived and best-known early human species—paleoanthropologists have uncovered remains from more than 300 …

2025年1月21日 · Australopithecus - Afarensis, Garhi, Bipedalism: The best-known member of Australopithecus is Au. afarensis, a species represented by more than 400 fossil specimens …

Australopithecus afarensis, or the “southern ape from Afar,” is a well-known species due to the famous “Lucy” specimen. It has been extensively studied by numerous famous …

2024年11月26日 · Colonialist explorations of East Africa started turning up A. afarensis fossils as early as 1939. The naturalists just didn’t know what they were looking at.

Australopithecus afarensis is the only hominin taxon known to be present in this area between 3.4 and 3.0 million years ago, making the species a candidate for the first users of stone tools. It is …

3 天之前 · Australopithecus, (genus Australopithecus), group of extinct primates closely related to, if not actually ancestors of, modern human beings and known from a series of fossils found at …

The best-known member of Australopithecus is Au. afarensis, a species represented by more than 400 fossil specimens from virtually every region of the hominin skeleton. Dated to …

2025年1月31日 · Australopithecus afarensis fossils are typically found in areas that were primarily woodlands with patches of grassland. Built for short distances, Lucy would have relied on …

Australopithecus afarensis Skull A.L. 444-2 - 3 Million Years Ago The A.L. 444-2 skull was discovered in 1992 by Yoel Rak in Hadar, Ethiopia, and analyzed with collaborators B. Kimbel …