Australopithecus garhi

Australopithecus garhi is an australopithecine from the Bouri Formation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, dated to 2.6 to 2.5 million years ago. Its remains were described in 1999 from skeletal elements found over the three preceding years. It was first thought a direct ancestor of Homo but is now regarded as an offshoot. Brain volume was about 450 cubic centimetres, the jaw jutted forward, and the molars and premolars were relatively large. It could walk on two legs and climb. One presumed female may have stood 140 centimetres tall. It is the first species before Homo thought to have made tools for butchering, and may have produced the Oldowan industry.