Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called 
Even though I have a ton of stuff to right about - the new paper on Paranthropous boisei for example - blogging will be light. Why?
The Greater St. Louis Book Fair, one of the nation's largest and oldest charity book sales, is a rich source of new and used books, records, tapes, CDs, DVDs, videos, magazines and ephemera.Since 1950, the Fair has been a favorite spring destination of avid readers and serious bibliophiles. Items are donated by book enthusiasts who have well-loved material they no longer read or can no longer keep. The Fair collects these items and then sells them back to new readers at low prices. Proceeds are then used to promote education and literacy in the St. Louis community.
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Oh poor you. I hope you hired a large enough team of porters.
Posted by: Bob O'H | May 3, 2008 1:27 PM
Oooooooh! I wish I could go, too!
Anne G
Posted by: Anne Gilbert | May 3, 2008 4:09 PM
Bob - That is what children are for...
Anne - yeah it was fun.
Posted by: afarensis, FCD | May 3, 2008 4:44 PM