Australopithecus garhi

Australopithecus garhi is an extinct australopith species known from fossils in Ethiopia’s Afar region, dating to about 2.5 million years ago.

Bouri Formation: A fossil-bearing geological formation in Ethiopia’s Middle Awash region. The formation’s sediments preserve the principal fossils assigned to Australopithecus garhi.
Australopithecus: An extinct genus of African hominins that lived before and alongside early members of Homo. Australopithecus garhi is classified within this genus.
Australopithecus afarensis: An australopith species from eastern Africa that lived roughly 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago. It is older and better represented, providing a regional comparison for garhi.
Hominin evolution: The evolutionary history and diversification of humans and their extinct relatives. Garhi’s place among late australopiths and early Homo remains uncertain.
Middle Awash: A fossil-rich region of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift containing deposits spanning millions of years. Australopithecus garhi comes from this wider research area.
Hominin: A member of the evolutionary group comprising humans and their extinct relatives after divergence from chimpanzees. The species belongs to the human evolutionary lineage.
Australopithecus africanus: A southern African australopith species known from fossils dating roughly 3.3 to 2.1 million years ago. Its anatomy offers a comparison with the cranial traits used to distinguish garhi.
Stone tool use by early hominins: The use of stones to fracture, cut, or process materials by early members of the human lineage. Nearby tools raise, but do not settle, whether garhi used stone implements.
BOU-VP-12/130: A partial hominin skeleton from Ethiopia’s Bouri Formation, associated with Australopithecus garhi. This specimen supplies much of the species’ diagnostic anatomy.
Afar Triangle: A tectonic depression in northeastern Ethiopia containing extensive fossil-bearing deposits. Its sediments preserve the regional fossil record surrounding the species.

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