during which time period did hominins from the genus australopithecus live quizlet
Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus afarensis (Latin: "Southern ape from Afar") is an extinct hominin that lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago [2] in Africa and possibly Europe.[3][4][5] A. afarensis was slenderly built, like the younger Australopithecus africanus. A. afarensis is thought to be more closely related to the genus Homo (which includes the modern human species Homo sapiens), whether as a direct ancestor or a close relative of an unknown ancestor, than any other known primate from the same time.[6] Some researchers include A. afarensis in the genus Praeanthropus.[7]