It is shown that LHC data can allow one to decode the mechanism by which dark matter is generated in the early universe in supersymmetric theories. We focus on two of the major mechanisms for such generation of dark matter which are known to be the Stau Coannihilation (Stau-Co) where the neutralino is typically Bino like and annihilation on the Hyperbolic Branch (HB) where the neutralino has a significant Higgsino component. An investigation of how one may discriminate between the Stau-Co region and the HB region using LHC data is given for the mSUGRA model. The analysis utilizes several signatures including multi leptons, hadronic jets, b-tagging, and missing transverse momentum. A study of the SUSY signatures reveals several correlated smoking gun signals allowing a clear discrimination between the Stau-Co and the HB regions where dark matter in the early universe can originate.Introduction. In the near future, data from the LHC will be available allowing one to test models of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). Supersymmetry (SUSY) and more specifically supergravity grand unified models[1, 2, 3] provide a well motivated framework for the exploration of new physics. Thus supergravity grand unified models naturally lead to the lightest neutralino as the lightest SUSY particle, or the LSP, over a significant part of the parameter space and with R parity it is then a candidate for dark matter. An analysis of the relic density of the LSP reveals three broad regions where the WMAP [4] constraints are satisfied: these include (1) the Hyperbolic Branch (HB) [5,6] where multi TeV scalars can appear consistent with small fine tuning (this region is alternately referred sometimes as the Focus Point region (FP) or as HB/FP), (2) the coannihilation regions [7,8,9,10,11], (3) the Higgs pole region [12] (for recent work on these regions(1-3) see [13,14,15,16]). Of these, the stau coannihilation region and the HB region are more generic while the pole region (light Higgs and the CP odd Higgs A) is more fine tuned. In addition there is also the parameter space in the bulk region where the relic density is satisfied due to a combination of effects. An interesting issue relates to the following: to what extent the LHC data will allow one to decode the mechanism by which dark matter is generated in the early universe. Specifically we will focus on dark matter originating in the Stau-Co region or in the HB region to answer this question.For concreteness we work within the framework of the mSUGRA model[1], which is characterized by the parameters m 0 , m 1/2 , A 0 , tan β and sign(µ), where m 0 is the universal scalar mass, m 1/2 is the universal gaugino