Afar Triangle

located in:

• Horn of Africa

  Sources: The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born.

location of:

• Gona

  Sources: 2.5-million-year-old stone tools from Gona, Ethiopia

• Hadar

  Sources: Plio-Pleistocene hominid discoveries in Hadar, Ethiopia

• Ledi-Geraru

  Sources: Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia

Appears in4 items

• 
  Human Origins3 items
  • Ardipithecus5.8 Ma
  • Ardi4.4 Ma
  • Ledi-Geraru jaw2.8 Ma
• 
  The Far Future1 item
  • A new ocean splits Africac. 10 Ma AP

Sources

1. ArticleArdipithecus ramidus and the paleobiology of early hominids
2. WebsiteWhat Does It Mean to Be Human?