Where were Australopithecus discovered?

Answer 1

They lived in Africa, (specifically Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania) in a very harsh landscape, made of very few trees. It is the reason why they became bipedal.

Answer 2

Australopithecus africanus discovered by Raymond Dart in 1925. The Taung child, a small skull discovered in a batch of quarried limestone.

The folks in Europe didn't believe it though, they were pretty stuck on Piltdown, Peking man, and Neanderthal, they weren't ready to give up the idea that bipedalism preceded brain expansion or that Africa was the cradle of humanity, that took another 30 years.

Now, A. africanus is NOT the oldest specimen, it's the first discovery - not the same thing.

Answer 3

13th January 1991