Name: Australopithecus
afarensis.
Meaning: Southern ape
from Afar.
Grouping: Mammal,
Primate, Hominid.
Informal ID: 'Lucv',
ape-man, ape-woman.
Fossil size: Femur (thigh
bone) length 25cm/10in.
Reconstructed size: Overall
height 1 m/3%ft.
Habitat: Open woodland,
open savannah.
Time span: Pliocene, from
4 to 3 million years aqo.
Main fossil sites: Africa.
Occurrence: •