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Australopithecus afarensis
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Australopithecus afarensis is one of the most important early hominin species in the study of human origin and evolution. It lived in eastern Africa approximately 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago, mainly in present-day Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. The species is considered significant because it displays a combination of ape-like and human-like characteristics, providing important evidence about the early stages of human evolution. The most famous fossil associated with Australopithecus afarensis is “Lucy,” discovered in 1974 at Hadar in Ethiopia by Donald Johanson and his team. Lucy’s skeleton is about 3.2 million years old and is remarkably complete. Another important discovery is the fossilized footprints found at Laetoli in Tanzania, dating to about 3.6 million years ago. These footprints provide strong evidence that A. afarensis walked upright on two legs. Australopithecus afarensis had a relatively small brain, generally estimated at around 375–500 cubic centimetres, which was considerably smaller than that of modern
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