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Actually they have different hand joints which allowed them to make tools. But scientist don't know if they actually made tools. Also, they stood upright.

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What is one of the ways australopithecus differed from apes?

Australopithecus walked upright on two legs, a form of locomotion known as bipedalism, which is different from apes that typically walk on all four limbs. This adaptation is an important characteristic that distinguishes early hominins like Australopithecus from apes.


What is one way that australopithecus differd from apes?

There are at least two things that set hominid apart from the rest of the animals. These include the opposable thumb and large brain capacity.


What is one way australopithecus differed apes?

Australopithecus could walk upright on two legs.


Did Australopithecus africanus look like apes?

very much


What is australapithecus?

Australopithecus is an ancestor's of us humans.They were apes that walked on two feet and lived in groups.Watch Walking With Beasts that has a group of australopithecus in it.


What separated australopithecus from ape?

Australopithecus is an extinct genus of Great Apes. Unlike most other Great Apes, Australopithecus could walk upright comfortably (most prefer to use both arms and legs, for balance). It also had smaller canine teeth than earlier genera.


What is the nickname of Australopithecus afarensis?

The nickname of Australopithecus afarensis is "Lucy."


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.


Are monkes different from apes?

yes monkeys are different than apes they are in the same animal life family but they are different.


What is the difference between a Australopithecus from a ape?

They are spelled very different


What the different between monkey and apes?

the difference between monkeys and apes is because, apes don't have tails,and monkeys walk on their palms and apes walk on their knuckles.hope this helped.


What are the different of monkeys and apes?

Monkeys are small and have a tail Apes are larger and don't have a tail