australopithecus afarensis

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   fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago

   Broaderaustralopithecine

   NarrowerLucy

   Part ofgenus Australopithecus

Questions about australopithecus afarensis

What does australopithecus afarensis mean?

australopithecus afarensis means "fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago".

Is australopithecus afarensis a common word?

australopithecus afarensis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.