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.
Gracile Australopithecus, such as Australopithecus afarensis, had a more slender build and smaller molars, suggesting a more varied diet. Robust Australopithecus, like Australopithecus robustus, had a more robust skull and larger molars, indicating a diet of tougher plant foods. These differences reflect adaptations to different ecological niches within early hominin evolution.
The dental formula for Australopithecus afarensis is 2.1.3.3. Their dental formula indicates the number and arrangement of different types of teeth in one half of the mouth.
from the song "lucy in the sky with diamonds".. this is right but the story behind the naming was incomplete. Don Johanson was closely examining the remains when he got that clue that it was a female bone. The song Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds was gently playing while Johanson is sipping through a bottle of beer. ( Source : Reader's Digest, 1983)
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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.
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.
Australopithecus could walk upright on two legs.
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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.
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.
The nickname of Australopithecus afarensis is "Lucy."
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.
yes monkeys are different than apes they are in the same animal life family but they are different.
They are spelled very different
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.
Monkeys are small and have a tail Apes are larger and don't have a tail