Australopithecus afarensis

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June 09, 2009

Australopithecus afarensis

 

Found: November 1974
Where: Hadar,  Ethiopia and other sites in Ethiopoia, Kenya, Tanzania
Team leader(s): Donald C . Johanson
Temporal range: 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago

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Australopithecus Afarensis Knee Joint

Bipedal knee joint found at Hadar in 1973 (Photo: DCJ)