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Beginning in the 1930s, some of the most ancient hominin remains of the time dating to 3.8–2.9 million years ago were recovered from East Africa. Because Australopithecus africanus fossils were commonly being discovered throughout the 1920s and '40s in South Africa, these remains were often provisionally classified as Australopithecus aff. africanus. [1]
Gracile australopithecines (Australopithecus afarensis) emerged in the same region, around 4 million years ago. The earliest known retouched tools were found in Lomekwi, Kenya, and date back to 3.3 Ma, in the late Pliocene.
In 1997, an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton with skull was found in the Sterkfontein caves of Gauteng, South Africa. It is now called "Little Foot" and it is around 3.7 million years old. It was named Australopithecus prometheus [19] [20] which has since been placed within A. africanus.
At least 400 fossil specimens represent Australopithecus afarensis. This species had human-like and apelike features. This species had human-like and apelike features. The snout, dentition, and ...
Lucy Catalog no. AL 288-1 Common name Lucy Species Australopithecus afarensis Age 3.2 million years Place discovered Afar Depression, Ethiopia Date discovered November 24, 1974 ; 50 years ago (1974-11-24) Discovered by Donald Johanson Maurice Taieb Yves Coppens Tom Gray AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy or Dinkʼinesh, is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 ...
Sterkfontein, South Africa: Ronald J. Clarke: DIK-1 (Selam) 3.30 Australopithecus afarensis: 2000 Ethiopia: Zeresenay Alemseged: AL 288-1 (Lucy) 3.20 Australopithecus afarensis: 1974 Ethiopia: Tom Gray, Donald Johanson, Yves Coppens and Maurice Taieb: National Museum of Ethiopia AL 200-1: 3.10±0.10 Australopithecus afarensis: 1975 Afar Region ...
Ethiopia is well known for its significant fossil-bearing beds which have borne some of the oldest and most complete fossil hominids. One well-known example is Lucy.Her hominid species Australopithecus afarensis is named after the Afar Ethiopian region where it was discovered.
"While earlier research has focused on southern South America and southern Africa as the area of origin of the dinosaurs, based on where their fossils first appear, we suggest that significant ...