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Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of bone fossils representing 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis. In Ethiopia, the assembly is also known as Dinkinesh, which means "you are marvelous" in the Amharic language..
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What species first appeared to walk upright?
Australopithecus africanus
What is the importance of australopithecus?
Australopithecus,(southern ape)is important because they are part of a group of extinct creatures that are closely related to modern human beings. They may actually be our ancestors. Archaeologists have learned about them from a series of fossils found at many sites in eastern, central, and southern Africa. The most famous discovery was, "Lucy," a well preserved fossilized skeleton found in Ethiopia and has been dated to 3.2 million years ago.
Describe the history of at least 3 major discoveries that led to your current understanding of evolution?
1) Australopithecus afarensis: The story of Lucy 2) Australopithecus africanus: The Taung Baby 3) Homo erectus: The first large-brained humans
Is the theory of evolution true or fake?
The theory is true. Darwin suggested it via Natural Selection. In other words, there is such a thing as the theory of evolution. The questioner presumably wants to know Is evolution possible? and Is there evidence for evolution? and How robust is evolution as a theory?There is evidence for evolution from great realms of science. The fossil record shows thousands of Pre-Holocene species (trilobites, coelurosaurs, condylarths and many other extraordinary creatures) and many transitions (Ichthostega, Ambulocetues and Australopithecus for example). Comparative genetics shows that birds and crocodiles are closely related and lizards and snakes are closely related, exactly as what should be hypothesised from a branching tree of evolving life. Biogeography explains why all marsupials exist only in South America and Australia (South America and Australia were joined as Gondwana before splitting apart into their present continents and separating the ancestors of oppossums and Australian marsupials forever), and Natural Selection explains why things look the way they do (polar bears would not survive in Arctica without a white, thick coat and marine mammals would not survive without flippers) and comparative anatomy shows that all have a common ancestor (whales share a common ancestor with cats and bats and beavers and all mammals as seen by the identity of the bones in the limbs).One illustration for each of the realms of evidence is hardly good enough. Do research (anywhere, among animals and plants and bacteria and protists) and there should be abounding evidence for evolution everywhere.Evolution is not a fake. Yes, Piltdown Man was fake, but Australopithecus is not and nor are the many Homospecies in the fossil record. There are multitudinous and multifarious evidences (see above) for evolution. Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. Once science woke up to it, I don't think it looked back since.
How many types of biomes are there?
There are MANY types of biomes in the world.
What is the Latin name for Australopithecus?
Australopithecus is a latin name.Australopithecus literally means "southern ape". "Austral" southern or South from Latin and "pithecus" from "pithēkos" meaning "ape" in greek. The name now applies to many different species besides africanus including Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus boisei, Australopithecus robustus and Australopithecus sediba.
There are not fossils of transitional forms or missing links is true or false?
False, there are many transitional forms in the fossil record. Osteolepis Eusthenopteron Panderichthys Tiktaalik Elginerpeton Obruchevichthys Ventastega Acanthostega Ichthyostega Hynerpeton Tulerpeton Pederpes Eryops Pedopenna Anchiornis Archaeopteryx Confuciusornis Ardipithecus ramidus Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus aethiopicus Australopithecus boisei Australopithecus robustus Homo habilis Homo rudolfensis To name a few.
What do Australopithecus do when another Australopithecus dies?
they did a burial
How big was the Australopithecus?
the Australopithecus were five feet tall
Did Australopithecus have celebrations?
Did Australopithecus Celebrate? If so how did they celebrate?
How strong was Australopithecus?
Australopithecus was about the size and strength of a chimpanzee.
Did Australopithecus use tools?
what tools did Australopithecus use
What was the Australopithecus's Africanus diet?
The Australopithecus Africanus were Russovores.
What is the plural of Australopithecus?
The plural form of Australopithecus is Australopithecines.
What tools did Australopithecus use?
what tools did Australopithecus use
When was Australopithecus garhi created?
Australopithecus garhi was created in 1997.
When was Australopithecus afarensis created?
Australopithecus afarensis was created in 1978.
