Afarensis was around from 3.85 million years ago to about 2.95 millon years ago. Scientists have identified a similar species, Australopithecus africanus, that probably lived as recently as 2.1 ...

Australopithecus afarensis had an ape's brain—with surprisingly human characteristics. By Daisy Hernandez Published: Apr 06, 2020 2:31 PM EDT Dave Einsel // Getty Images ...

Anthropologists also refer to the skeleton as AL 288-1. It’s the first known partial skeleton representing one of our early relatives, Australopithecus afarensis.Between 3.9 million and 2.9 ...

She is an Australopithecus afarensis and lived between 3.85 and 2.95 ... Sterkfontein Caves will undoubtedly reignite the debate over the diverse characteristics of Australopithecus at ...

A new study led by paleoanthropologists reveals that Lucy's species Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain. However, the protracted brain growth suggests that -- as is the case in humans ...

She belonged to a species that shared both human and ape characteristics. ... Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” the 3.2 million-year-old remains belong to the Australopithecus afarensis family, ...

The species Australopithecus africanus (“the southern ape of Africa”) was first classified based on a skull found in 1924, which seemed to have characteristics of both humans and apes but ...

I never fully appreciated how small Lucy was until I saw her bones for myself.Photographs and restorations of her and her kin within the species Australopithecus afarensis had never really given ...

The 3.3-million-year-old fossils of an Australopithecus afarensis child from Dikika, Ethiopia, suggest the hominid climbed trees. The individual’s right shoulder blade (side view) is visible ...

Not much size difference between male and female Australopithecines Date: April 28, 2015 Source: Penn State Summary: Lucy and other members of the early hominid species Australopithecus afarensis ...

Afarensis was around from 3.85 million years ago to about 2.95 millon years ago. Scientists have identified a similar species, Australopithecus africanus, that probably lived as recently as 2.1 ...