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Definition of Australopithecus afarensis
1. Noun. Fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago.
Generic synonyms: Australopithecine
Specialized synonyms: Lucy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecus Afarensis
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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