Australopithecus

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Australopithecus

a genus of early Pleistocene primate that was hominid in some features but ape-like in others, such as the skull. Southern African in origin, Australopithecus was upright in posture.

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anamensis' younger relative, Australopithecus afarensis.

3.8-million-year-old skull 'iconic' specimen

The earliest members of the hominin genus Australopithecus have remained poorly understood, because of the near-absence of cranial remains older than 3.5m years.

3,800,000-year-old skull a 'game-changer' in evolution

Australopithecus afarensis is one of the longest-lived and most studied early human species.

Skull find in Ethiopia yields new clues on how humans evolved

Known as MRD and scientifically belonging to Australopithecus anamensis, the (https://www.foxnews.com/science/lucy-ancestor-skull-ethiopia-discovered) fossilized cranium was found in the Woranso-Mille paleontological site, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia.A The site is also approximately 34 miles north of Hadar, a village in Ethiopia, where Lucy was discovered in 1974.

Lucy's Ancestors Revealed By 3.8 Million Year Old Skull

Australopithecus anamensis is the earliest-known species of Australopithecus and widely accepted as the progenitor of 'Lucy's' species, Australopithecus afarensis.

A Face for Lucy's Ancestor

According to the team of researchers, these finds suggest for the first time the existence of a long-lasting mother-infant bond in Australopithecus. This makes the researchers rethink on the social organisations among our earliest ancestors.

Breastfeeding practice by earliest ancestors explained

Another is Australopithecus sediba, from a cave in South Africa and found just a decade ago.

To doubters: The evidence needed to declare a new human species from a Philippines site

Preliminarily, we applied this technique to robust Australopithecus from Swartkrans, South Africa.

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The first bones were Australopithecus, and were found by Mary one day when Louis stayed home sick.

Oldupai

Using CT scan technology, they say Lucy, who was of the Australopithecus afarensis species, likely plunged to her death from a height of 40 feet, suffering fractures from her ankles to her jaw.

Lucy's tree house?

"The size of ancient fossil skull holes show how blood flow have increased from three million-year-old Australopithecus to modern humans," said Edward Snelling, researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa.

Intelligent brains now more blood thirsty: Study

Australopithecus afarensis is supposed to be the oldest known, generally accepted hominid which was derived from Australopithecus family.