Australopithecus afarensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australopithecus afarensis (Latin: "Southern ape from Afar") is an extinct hominin that lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago. [1] A. afarensis was slenderly built, like the younger Australopithecus africanus. A. afarensis is thought to be more clos...