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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
gptkb:species
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gptkbp:age
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Approximately 2.5 million years old
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gptkbp:anatomy
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Curved finger bones
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Oldowan tools
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Tim_D._White
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gptkbp:body_shape
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Bipedal
Long arms relative to legs
Shorter legs than arms
Similar to later hominins
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gptkbp:characterized_by
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tool use
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gptkbp:collaborations
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International teams
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gptkbp:coloration
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Moderate
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gptkbp:contemporary
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Paranthropus species
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gptkbp:cranial_capacity
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Small compared to modern humans
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Link between Australopithecus and Homo
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Australopithecus_anamensis
Homininae
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gptkbp:diet
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Omnivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Ethiopia
East Africa
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gptkbp:discovery
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Berhane Asfaw
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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Paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:foot
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Adapted for walking
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gptkbp:fossil_dating_method
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Radiometric dating
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ethiopia
gptkb:Bouri_Formation
Good condition
2.5 million years
Partial skeletons
Limited but significant
Bouri site fossils
Morphometric studies
Significant for human origins research.
Skull and limb bones
Bouri fossils
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:habitat
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Woodland and savanna
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gptkbp:has_culture
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Use of stones as tools
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gptkbp:has_features
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Small canine teeth
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gptkbp:head
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Ape-like features
Approximately 450 cm³
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gptkbp:height
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Approximately 1.5 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Australopithecus garhi
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:known_for
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Transitional features between apes and humans
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gptkbp:originated_in
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Common ancestor with Homo sapiens
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gptkbp:paleoanthropological_site
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gptkb:Middle_Awash
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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gptkb:East_African_Rift_Valley
Diverse habitats
Key to understanding hominin evolution
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gptkbp:paleoenvironmental_context
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Late Pliocene epoch
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gptkbp:phylogenetic_position
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Near the origin of Homo
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gptkbp:postcranial_features
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Adaptations for bipedalism
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:research
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Ongoing studies
Field excavation
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gptkbp:research_focus
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Evolution of bipedalism
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gptkbp:research_importance
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Understanding human evolution
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Australopithecus_garhi
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gptkbp:significance
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Early tool use
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gptkbp:social_structure
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Possibly small groups
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gptkbp:time_period
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2.5 million years ago
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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Tool-making behavior
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gptkbp:wildlife
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Around 2 million years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Australopithecus_afarensis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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