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genus of fossil hominin that lived b/w 4.2 and 1.4 mya. Characterized by bipedal, small brain size, large face and large teeth.
Different species of Australopithecus: |
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linear relationship to humans.
Synampomorphe with humans>>>>bipedal |
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| Australopithecus Anamensis |
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| First time we know for sure a species was bipedal. Found in Kenya and Ethiopia 4.2-3.9mya. First ones found in Lake Turkana in Kenya. Named for word lake (anam). They had little brains and looked like they lived in trees. Had many primitive apelike features of skull and teeth (fairly large and in parallel rows). |
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| Australopithecus Afarensis |
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| Lived in Africa 3.7-3 mya. This was LUCY. Found in 1970’s in Hadar in Ethiopia. Bipedal, had brain of ape, pelvis is much more human like than apelike. Stood about 3 ft tall. This group is definitely our ancestor. There are footprints that were fossilized. Died out 3.2 mya. Little diastema. |
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