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They were likely frugivores, and despite the lack of the opposable big toes of other apes, they had long, strong arms, curved fingers, and a wide frame that allowed them to climb trees quite well. The big toe is alligned with the other toes to provide the final push of in bipedal walking. This likely evolved because bipedalism is a very efficient way of traveling, and in their scattered landscape of trees and savanna, that's very useful. They weren't yet the master hunters of their decendants, but would occasionally scavange from kills and use rocks to break open bones to get at the marrow. When little fruit was in season, they likely used sticks to dig for roots and tubers. This combined lifestyle of living in the trees and on the ground allowed a very successful species, australopithecus afarensis to survive for over 900 thousand years.
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∙ 14y agoWell, i think they learned to make stone choppers (that we have found) to scrape and things like that. I also heard that they were cannibals, sometimes, when they had no more food.
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What is one way australopithecus differed apes?
Australopithecus could walk upright on two legs.
Did Australopithecus afarensis have leaders?
Archaeologists have no way of determining whether the Australopithecus afarensis had leaders or not. The only thing they can say for certain is that it was a partially quadrupedal species that had hominid features.
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.
What do Australopithecus do when another Australopithecus dies?
they did a burial
Did Australopithecus have celebrations?
Did Australopithecus Celebrate? If so how did they celebrate?
How big was the Australopithecus?
the Australopithecus were five feet tall
What is the plural of Australopithecus?
The plural form of Australopithecus is Australopithecines.
What was the Australopithecus's Africanus diet?
The Australopithecus Africanus were Russovores.
How strong was Australopithecus?
Australopithecus was about the size and strength of a chimpanzee.
What culture did Australopithecus have?
Australopithecus lived in Africa around 4 to 2 million years ago. They are not known to have had a culture in the way modern humans do, as they were early hominins with limited cognitive abilities and simple tool use. Their ways of life were likely focused on survival, basic tool making, and social behaviors for group living.
What species of humans existed with Australopithecus robustus and Australopithecus boisei?
Homo habilis and Homo erectus are thought to have coexisted with Australopithecus robustus and Australopithecus boisei.
What is the correct order in which early humans appeared?
Ardipithecus Ramidus, Australopithecus Ramidus, Australopithecus Afarensis (Lucy), Australopithecus Afracanus, Australopithecus Robustus/Homo Habilis, Homo-Erectus, Homo-Ergaster, Homo-Sapien, Homo-Sapien Neanderthal, Homo-Sapien Sapien.
