Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution and Science: NPR

Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution and Science

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

NPR

NPR is doing an interesting show on humans, animals and disease. Coming up at 10:00 (St. Louis time).

afarensis, FCD at 4/13/2005 10:01:00 AM

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afarensis, FCD: Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called Transitions: The Evolution of Life

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