Definition:
Early hominid dated to between 4.2 and 3.9 m.y.a. Australopithecus anamensis was discovered by Meave Leakey and the Kenya National Museum hominid team in 1994 at Kanapoi on the shore of Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. A single tibia (knee bone) is the earliest proof of bipedalism and it is beleived that anamensis lived in riverine woodland or bushland.
Related Terms
• Ardipithecus ramidus
• Australopithecus afarensis
• Kenyanthropus platyops
Related Resources:
Humankind's African Origins
The number of recognised hominid species which form part of our extended family tree is growing. Find out where and when each of these species was discovered.
