Australopithecus :: Informative, Anthropology

AustralopithecusThere are many types of the hominid called australopithecus, which means gray apes. These were small ape-like creatures(with a height amongst 107cmand 152cm) that showed evidence of walking upright. It is difficult to tellwhether these begins are "humans" or "apes". Many of their characteristics aresplit between humans and apes. The many species of australopithecus includeA.(australopithecus) ramidus, A. anamenesis, A. afarensis, A. africanus, A .acthiopicus, A. robustus, and A. boisei. The oldest known and identified speciesof australopithecus that roamed the earth was a. ramidus who lived about 4.5million years ago. Next came A. Anamensis, A afarensis, A africanus, A.acthiopicus, a boisei and a. robustus. Ausralopithecus boisei roamed the earthas early as 1.1 million years ago and was on earth at the sametime as homohabilis and homo erectus. close of the australopithecus fossils that have beendiscovered have been found in eastern africa and have b een dated between 4.5million and 1.1 million years old. There has besides been evidence that theaustralopithecus "man" lived in australia where fossils have also been found.The first discovery of an australopithecus fossil was made in 1924. The body ofthe australopithecus is smaller than humans, but biffer than chimpanzees. Also,The brain size of australopithecus is bigger than humans at about 475 cubiccentimeters. This is also biffer than the chipanzees, but the brains were notdeveloped in approximately areas. For example speech. The australopithecus species allhad mostly the same features with a low forehead, a "bony ridge"over the eyes, a