Australopithecus garhi Asfaw et al. 1999 (australopithecine)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Full reference: B. Asfaw, T. White, O. Lovejoy, B. Latimer, S. Simpson and G. Suwa. 1999. Australopithecus garhi: a new species of early hominid from Ethiopia Science. Science 284(5414):629-635

Belongs to Australopithecus according to B. Asfaw et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus deyiremeda, Australopithecus sediba

Type specimen: ARA-VP-12/130

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Bouri-Hata (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

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