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Australopithecus afarensis: The first step from Ape to Men

Brain size: 380 - 430 cc

Presence on earth: 3.7 to 2.9 million years ago

Australopithecus afarensis still looked pretty much ape-like, but presented already human features in its anatomy. Although still living partly on trees, he was the first in the Homo lineage that walked upright.