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Austalopithecus

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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AUSTALOPITHECUS

ALECIA LIZOTTE AND COLTON GAUDETTE
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LIFE SPAN

APPROXIMATELY 2.95 - 3.85 MILLION YEARS AGO
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HABITAT LOCATION (FIRST DISCOVERED)

EASTERN AFRICA (ETHIOPIA, KENYA, AND TANZANIA)
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HEAD CHARACTERISTICS

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BODY CHARACTERISTICS

(IN COMPARISON TO A HOMO SAPIEN)
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TIMELINE

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OTHER FACTS

  • The Australopithecus is the most ape-like
  • They did not use tools
  • They were the first step to humanity
  • They mostly ate insects, nuts, fruit, and other plants
  • Nicknamed "Lucy's Species"
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WORK CITED

Colton Gaudette