One site, Laetoli site G, is where the fossils of the Australopithecus afarensis have been recovered, widely regarded as one of the earliest human species walking on two legs. The famous ...

More than three million years ago, a distant cousin of ours called Australopithecus afarensis was walking around on two legs—making the species a key chapter in the human story. But a new study ...

Humans dominate the planet partly because walking upright frees their hands for tool use. Among the earliest known relatives of humanity to walk upright was Australopithecus afarensis, the species ...

One of the most famous fossils in human evolutionary history is known as "Lucy," who belonged to an extinct species called Australopithecus afarensis ... quite capable of walking fully erect.

and 70 individual prints indicate the presence of at least three individuals walking upright on two feet. Given the presumed age, the makers were likely Australopithecus afarensis. An image of a ...

This species of ancient hominid was living and walking around on two feet ... and pelvis muscles of the 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis. After recreating 36 muscles in each of ...

Other fossils belonging to Australopithecus afarensis provide compelling evidence that the species walked upright on two legs, confirming that upright walking evolved before large brains in human ...

Lucy, our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor of the species Australopithecus afarensis, may not have won ... “a byproduct of selection for enhanced walking capabilities”. According to some theories ...

Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus ... afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect ...

Found in 1979, Lucy represented the species Australopithecus afarensis and lived 3.2 million years ago. The freshly dated fossils also belong to the genus Australopithecus, an ancient hominin that ...

A new study published in Current Biology provides insights into the running abilities of Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis whose discovery in 1974 has captivated scientists ...

But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four other kinds of proto-humans ...