Scientists believe Australopithecus first appeared in Africa about 3.85 million years ago.

科学家们认，方古大约在385年前首次出现在非洲。

Selam, the Ethiopian name for another Australopithecus fossil, means " peace" in Amharic.

塞拉姆，是另一个方古化石的埃塞俄比亚名字，在阿姆哈拉语中意“和平”。

NASA's spacecraft was named for the Ethiopian fossil of the extinct human relative Australopithecus called " Lucy" .

美国国家航空航天局的航天器是以埃塞俄比亚已灭绝的人类近亲方古化石“露西”命名的。

He placed its age at two million years and dubbed it Australopithecus africanus, or southern ape man of Africa.

他推断它的生存时间距今有200年左右，井其方古非洲种，或者说“非洲方人”。

Even his chosen name, Australopithecus, showed a lack of scholarly application, combining as it did Greek and Latin roots.

连他化石取的名字，方古——腊语和拉丁语词根组合在一起，也显示出他的学术能力的欠缺。

Or from more ancient Homo habilis … or even from Australopithecus?

或者来自更古老的能人… … 甚至来自方古？

Let's start off with one of the most famous human-like groups: the Australopithecus.

让我们从最著名的类人群体之一：方古开始。

So this here is— this is one side of the pelvis of Lucy, the famous Australopithecus from Ethiopia.

RM：所以这是——这是来自埃塞俄比亚的著名方古露西 (Lucy) 骨盆的一侧。

Mrs Ples was originally blasted from Member 4, the source of almost every Australopithecus fossil from Sterkfontein.

Mrs Ples 最初是从 Member 4 炸毁的，它是 Sterkfontein 几乎所有方古化石的来源。

Australopithecus flourished --I'd never know what flourishing means, I guess they had a good lunch --in Africa, 3.3 million years ago.

方古繁盛起来——我永远不知道繁盛意味着什么，我猜他们在 330 年前的非洲吃了一顿丰盛的午餐。

Lucy belonging to the extinct species Australopithecus afarensis was discovered in northern Ethiopia in 1974, with about 40 % of her skeletal bones extant.

露西属于已灭绝的方古物种，1974年在埃塞俄比亚北部被发现，目前仍然存有她大约40%的骨骼。

Fitch said it is possible the simplified development happened in a human ancestor called Australopithecus, which combined ape-like and human-like elements.

费奇说，这种简化的进化可能发生在人类祖先方古身上，它结合了类人和类人的元素。

In fact, they’re similar to the skeletons of one of our earlier ancestors, Australopithecus afarensis, which dates back more than 3 million years.

事实上， 它们与我们更早的祖先之一方古阿法种 (Australopithecus afarensis) 的骨骼相似， 后者的历史可追溯到 300 年前。

Certain species, like Australopithecus afarensis, lived in eastern Africa around 3 to 4 million years ago, walked upright on two legs, and had ape-like faces.

某些物种，如方古阿法种， 生活在大约 3 到 4 百年前的东非，用两条腿直立行走， 长着类人的脸。

There being, until now, no evidence of Australopithecus in southern Africa at this time, researchers have assumed Homo evolved in east Africa as well.

直到现在， 没有证据表此时部非洲存在方古，研究人员假设人属也在东非进化。

In a glass case at the vault's centre, resting on blue velvet, is Little Foot, the near-complete remains of a member of the species Australopithecus prometheus.

在拱顶中央的一个玻璃柜中，搁在蓝色天鹅绒上的是小脚，这是普罗米修斯方古物种的一员近乎完整的遗骸。

That brings into question whether Australopithecus emerged in east Africa at all, and hints that the genus may be even older than previously thought.

这让人质疑方古是否完全出现在东非，并暗示该属可能比之前认的还要古老。

She (if " she" she be) is now classified as the first discovered adult specimen of Australopithecus, the direct ancestors of Homo, the genus of modern humans.

她（如果是“她” 的话）现在被归类第一个发现的方古成年标本，方古是现代人属的直系祖先。

Farther north, in Pretoria, the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History hosts the skull of Mrs Ples, a representative of Australopithecus africanus, cousin to prometheus, and one of the most famous hominin fossils yet found.

再往北，在比勒陀利亚，Ditsong 国家自然历史博物馆收藏着普莱斯夫人的头骨， 普莱斯夫人是非洲方古的代表， 普罗米修斯的表亲， 也是迄今发现的最著名的古人类化石之一。

" The first members of the genus Australopithecus are thought to have emerged in east Africa roughly 4.5m years ago, evolving into the species Australopithecus afarensis close to 3.8m years ago, " says Dr Tawane.

“方古属的第一批成员被认大约在 450 年前出现在东非，并在大约 380 年前演变成方古阿法种，”Tawane 博士说。