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Australopithecus Afarensis were gatherers because they didn't have any tools to hunt, they just had arms to grab objects like children or food.

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swam before moving on land

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Q: What did Australopithecus do first?
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Did the Australopithecus kill woolly mammoth?

No. Australopithecus was a herbivore, and died out before the first Mammoth.


Where did australopithecus migrate to?

The First Australopithecus to travel long distance was Africanus. Where it was they moved i don't know.


Who was australopithecus?

Australopithecus is a genus of extinct hominids. Evidence of these creatures was first found in eastern Africa. Paleontologists believe that Australopithecus was the first genus in the line of human evolution to exhibit lengthened neurons in the brain with increased ability.


What did the Australopithecus discovere or invented?

they were the first to be biped


Was Australopithecus afarensis the first fully bipedal species?

Australopithecus afarensis is one of the earliest known bipedal species, but it is not definitively the first one. Other species before Australopithecus afarensis also showed some bipedal characteristics. However, Australopithecus afarensis is a well-known example of an early hominin that exhibited consistent bipedalism.


What is the first hominids name?

the first group was Australopithecus Afarensis but the first hominid found from their group was Lucy.


What species first appeared to walk upright?

Australopithecus africanus


Who were first the autralopthicenes or homo erectus?

Australopithecus species, such as Australopithecus afarensis, appeared earlier in the evolutionary timeline than Homo erectus. Australopithecus species existed around 4 to 2 million years ago, while Homo erectus emerged around 1.9 million years ago.


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.


Was Australopithecus the first to make simple tools?

No they were not to make the first tools homo erectus did make the first tools


What do Australopithecus do when another Australopithecus dies?

they did a burial


Where did they find the first Australopithecus?

I believe it was found in the great rift valley, in Africa