Australopithecus

Australopithecus anamensis

Australopithecus afarensis

=Australopithecus bahrelghazali= Age: 3.5 - 3.0 million years ago Region: North-Central Africa Discovered by Michel Brunet and his team

=KT 12=

=Australopithecus africanus= Age: 3.0 - 2.5 million years ago Region: South Africa (Taung, Sterkfontein) Most notable the Taung Child, found by Raymond Dart

=Taung Child, and Raymond Dart.=

(Which one is the fossil?)


=STS-5, or "Ms. Ples"=



=Australopithecus garhi=

Age: 2.5 million years ago Region: East Africa Discovered by Yohannes Haile-Selassie Hypothesized as a descendant of afarensis

=BOU-VP 12/130=

=Australopithecus sediba=

Age: 1.95 - 1.78 million years ago Region: South Africa (Malapa Caves) Discovered by Matthew Berger (Lee Berger's 9 year old son) About 40% complete, similar to Lucy's completeness

=MH1=