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The 32 pages that link to Australopithecus afarensis, each with the reason it gives.

• Human evolutionBroader topic: Its fossils document early bipedalism long before the appearance of Homo sapiens.

• BipedalismBroader topic: Its skeleton and footprints show that habitual bipedalism was established by its time.

• HomininBroader topic: Its fossils document an early hominin with habitual bipedalism and a small brain.

• PlioceneBroader topic: Its fossils document bipedal hominins during the later Pliocene.

• AustralopithecusBroader topic: This well-studied species includes the fossil known as Lucy.

• Mosaic evolutionBroader topic: Its bipedal adaptations coexisted with a small brain, illustrating uneven change across traits.

• Hominin taxonomyBroader topic: Its abundant fossils make it a central case in hominin classification.

• Hominin evolutionBroader topic: Its fossils preserve early bipedal anatomy alongside adaptations for climbing.

• Foramen magnumBroader topic: The position of its foramen magnum helps assess its habitual posture and bipedal locomotion.

• ArdipithecusBroader topic: Its more familiar bipedal anatomy contrasts with Ardipithecus’s combination of traits.

• Hominin phylogenyBroader topic: Its anatomy and age place it near the early diversification of later hominins.

• Human skeletonBroader topic: Its fossils document early habitual bipedalism alongside retained climbing adaptations.

• Transitional fossilBroader topic: Its fossils combine habitual bipedal adaptations with features useful for climbing.

• AustralopithecineBroader topic: Its fossils include Lucy and the Laetoli footprints.

• Brow ridgeBroader topic: Its fossils show how brow-region form varied before the genus Homo.