Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain Contrary to previous claims, the brain imprints of A. afarensis were found to be ape-like, lacking key features that uniquely evolved in humans.

Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient human ancestor who lived around 3 million years ago, spent most of its time walking, instead of climbing trees like chimps.

Who is Lucy the Australopithecus? Five facts you probably didn't know about oldest hominin ever discovered. Lucy has been honoured with a Google Doodle on the 41st anniversary of her discovery.

The discovery is changing our understanding of Australopithecus, an ancient hominin. Fossils of early humans from a South African cave are 3.4 million to 3.6 million years old, ...

The Australopithecus has been around for a while now—and so has our knowledge of that human ancestor. The species Australopithecus africanus (“the southern ape of Africa”) was first ...

Australopithecus 1 Million Years Older! Posted: May 27, 2025 | Last updated: June 15, 2025. These newly discovered dates, identified through a new dating method, indicate that the fossils found at ...

This skull is a replica of the Robust Ape Man, discovered in 1938 in South Africa. It has been debated whether this skull belonged to Paranthropus or Australopithecus: two types of hominin.

STS 5, a nearly complete adult Australopithecus africanus, was an important fossil find because skeptics had previously argued that the Taung Child was actually a baby chimpanzee that would have ...

Item 1 of 3 An illustration of two of the seven molars from Australopithecus, unearthed in South Africa, that were sampled in new research exploring the diet of this important ancient human ancestor.

However, it's not known for sure which Australopithecus species gave rise to Homo - but since Homo evolved around 2.8 million years ago, it's possible that our two species are related in some way.