Specimen List

Australopithecus garhi

BOU-VP-12/130

  • Geologic Age: 2.496 Ma
  • Discovery Date: November 20, 1997
  • Discovered By: Y. Haile-Selassie
  • Discovery Location: Bouri Formation, Ethiopia (Middle Awash)
  • Cranial Capacity: 450 cc
  • Specimen Age: Adult
  • Sex: Male

The holotype for Australopithecus garhi is BOU-VP-12/130, and consists of a partial cranium with an upper jaw and teeth recovered from silty clay deposits1. The specimen is believed to be male, and shows a cranial capacity of 450 cc2.