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Australopithecus meaning
Southern ape
What does afarensis mean
The southern triangle in Ethiopia
What is Lucy
Australopithecus Afarensis
How tall was Australopithecus Afarensis
3-4feet
How big was AA brain
About 1/3 of ours
Could the Australopithecus Afarensis speak
No jaw were to strait
Name some of the Australopithecus Afarensis features
Arms were long like apps hand and feet were human like large head with forehead/jaw jutting out
And they were bipeds
What does biped mean
To walk on two feet
Advantages of bipedal
Gather food more easily
Use hand for defense
What does homo mean
Man
What does habilis mean
Handy
Who founded Australopithecus Afarensis
Donald Johansson
Who found Homo Habilis
Louis and Mary Leakey
Were homo habilis biped
Yes
How long ago did Homo Habilis live
1.5-2.0 million years ago
Were they taller then Lucy
Yes
Did HH have more human like features then AA
Yes
How much bigger was the Homo Habilis brain then Lucy
X2
Do we think HH lived in groups
Likely
Advantages that Homo Habilis had for living in a group
Work together to protect against animal attacks
Collect food over large areas
Types of tools of Homo Habilis
Cutting tools for tearing meat crushing tools for bone marrow
Dug or made traps for small animals
