Australopithecus deyiremeda is a kind of extinct genus Australopithecus. Fossils that Australopithecus deyiremeda were assigned, are from about 3.5 to 3.3 million years ago find layers of paleontological excavation area Woranso-Mille in the western center of the Afar region in Ethiopia. The species was first described in May 2015 and existed at the same time and in the same region as Australopithecus afarensis.
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