First Family
fossil hominins
Also known as: AL 333
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Australopithecus
- In Australopithecus: Australopithecus afarensis and Au. garhi
…the same time (the “First Family”). The animal fossils found in association with Au. afarensis imply a habitat of woodland with patches of grassland.
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Johanson
- In Donald Johanson
…later known as the “First Family,” that spanned a variety of life stages. He also discovered a jaw and limb bones of a specimen of Homo habilis, later known as Olduvai Hominid 62 (OH 62), at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1986. OH 62, dated to 1.8 million years…
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