†Australopithecus garhi Asfaw et al. 1999 (australopithecine)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.