Australopithecus alorensis
Comment: This species doesn't appear to exist. There are zero results on google, aside from hits from (since-deleted) pages from Simple Wiki. Noting that the image in the draft is for Australopithecus afarensis, which may be what the article's subject is supposed to be? One of the sources I could access had zero mentions of "alorensis", but plenty of mentions of "afarensis". In solidarity, nil nz 02:07, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Just noting simple:Australopithecus alorensis for reviewers' consideration. In solidarity, nil nz 02:02, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
Australopithecus alorensis is an extinct hominid from 3.5 to 3.3 million years ago.
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/AustralopithecusA. alorensis
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| Template:Taxonomy/AustralopithecusAustralopithecus alorensis Leakey
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Anatomy
Skull
Australopithecus alorensis had a tall face, smaller teeth compared to earlier hominins and prognathism (jaw juts outward). The jawbone was quite robust, similar to that of gorillas, based on the fossilized jawbone AH 1. The A. alorensis brain was likely organised like non-human ape brains, with no evidence for humanlike brain configuration. The jaw jutted out somewhat (prognathism) at perhaps a 39-degree angle, similar to most other early hominins. The species likely had a large midface with strong zygomatic bones.
Size
Most species of Australopithecus were diminutive and gracile, usually standing 1.2 to 1.4 m (3 ft 11 in to 4 ft 7 in) tall.
References
Kimaro, Neema (October 7th, 1975), "Report on AH - 1 fossil discovery : Preliminary dental analysis and findings", Report on AH - 1 fossil discovery : Preliminary dental analysis and findings, National Museum of Tanzania: East African Literature Bureau, 2003 (5413), pp. 621–623 Check date values in: |date= (help)
Rak, Yoel (1983), "The Australopithecine Face", The Australopithecine Face, New York: Academic Press
Reed, Kaye E. (2013), "The Paleobiology of Australopithecus", The Paleobiology of Australopithecus, Dordrecht: Springer
Lovejoy, T.. (1999), "Asfaw, B., White, T., Lovejoy, O., Latimer, B., Simpson, S., & Suwa, G. (1999). "Australopithecus garhi: a new species of early hominid from Ethiopia." Science, 284(5414), 629–635.", Asfaw, B., White, T., Lovejoy, O., Latimer, B., Simpson, S., & Suwa, G. (1999). "Australopithecus garhi: a new species of early hominid from Ethiopia." Science, 284(5414), 629–635., Washington, D.C., United States.: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)., 284 (5414), pp. 629–635
McHenry, Henry M. (October 2000), "Australopithecus to Homo: Transformations in Body and Mind", Australopithecus to Homo: Transformations in Body and Mind, Annual Review of Anthropology, 29, pp. 125–146
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