ðiːz fˈɑːsəlz wɜː dˈeɪɾᵻd æt fˈoːɹ.fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz, fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ ðɐn ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɐfɐɹˈɛnsɪs fˈɑːsəlz fˈaʊnd ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn mˈɪdəl ɐwˈɑːʃ.
These fossils were dated at 4.4 million years, 500,000 years earlier than the oldest afarensis fossils found in the eastern Middle Awash.