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Probably evolved directly from Australopithecus anamensis. Many fossils of skeletal remains of this group have been discovered in Africa, including a remarkably complete 32 million year old skeleton called Lucy. The skull had a relatively small brain, pronounced superciliary arches, and a protruding mandible with large canine teeth.

They were a varied and successful group of species that faced intense climate change in the savannah of their time.

Evolution of Man/Australopithecus afarensis