Definition of Australopithecus afarensis

1. Noun. Fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago.

Group relationships: Australopithecus, Genus Australopithecus
Generic synonyms: Australopithecine
Specialized synonyms: Lucy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecus Afarensis

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Australoid
Australopith
Australopithecine
Australopithecines
Australopithecus
Australopithecus afarensis (current term)
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus boisei
Australopithecus robustus
Austria
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Austrian
Austrian German
Austrian capital
Austrian monetary unit
Austrian schilling
Austrian winter pea
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Austrians
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Literary usage of Australopithecus afarensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fossil Elephantoids from the Hominid-Bearing Awash Group, Middle Awash by Jon E. Kalb, Assefa Mebrate (1993)
"... also yielded abundant numbers of early hominids, particularly those from the middle Pliocene site of Hadar referred to as Australopithecus afarensis. ..."

2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"These sediments produced an array of hominid specimens that represent the presently known time range of Australopithecus afarensis, the oldest hominid ..."

3. Kenya and Tanzania by Claude Herve-Bazin, Judith Farr (2003)
"Then came Lucy, the remains of an Australopithecus afarensis some 3.2 millions of years old. brought to light in Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, thanks to the ..."

4. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
"... identified as Australopithecus afarensis. It was female, about three million years old, and walked upright. They called it Lucy. And around this time, ..."

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