Australopithecus anamensis had human and ape traits. The upper part of the tibia was expanded, and the orientation of the ankle bone indicated walking on two legs.

Four million years ago, Australopithecus anamensis walked better than Lucy, and Abel, a contemporary of Lucy's, was less prognathic" – meaning that his lower jaw protruded less far out.

Archaeologists in Kenya have found a jawbone that is showing just that. The jawbone belongs to someone from the species ...

Notes: *For example, the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis was believed to have speciated via anagenesis from Australopithecus anamensis.

What Do We Know About Australopithecus Anamensis? Other than saying the name out loud requires a large intake of breath beforehand, that is.

2019: The discovery of a 3.8-million-year-old skull of early human ancestor Australopithecus anamensis, found by Yohannes Haile-Selassie at Miro Dora, Ethiopia, upends previous evolutionary theory ...

Fossil hunters have found remains of a probable direct ancestor of humans that lived more than four million years ago. The specimens of this ancient creature are helping bridge a long gap during a ...

It sheds new light on what Australopithecus anamensis, a species widely accepted to have been the ancestor of Australopithecus afarensis, represented by the famous Lucy fossil - looked like.

Some of the oldest bipedal human ancestors, Australopithecus anamensis, inhabited the same landscapes. Flash forward to 2013.

A partial tibia bone of Australopithecus anamensis that Kimeu located near Lake Turkana proved that our primate ancestors were already walking on two legs over four million years ago.

Fossil discoveries tell more of our story This 3.8-million-year-old cranium of Australopithecus anamensis helped scientists see how the face of an early human species looked.