ANTH 1001 Chapter : ANTH 1001 Ch. 9 Information
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Instead, it is material from the text that i"ve condensed. Aramis evol. signif. large collection of fossils, including partial skeletons; bipedal, but derived fragmentary, but possibly bipedal first hominin with post- cranial remains; possibly bipedal. Best-known, most widely distributed of the early african hominids. Made up of two closely related genera; australopithecus and paranthropus. Australopiths (4. 2-1. 2 mya) thick enamel on molars northern kenya; interpreted to be more primitive than other species of. Australopithecus, it has been designated a different species, and is called. All clearly bipedal (not necessarily identical to homo) All have relatively small brains (compared to homo) All have large teeth, particularly the back teeth, with thick to very. In short, they are all relatively small-brained, big-toothed bipeds. Earliest australopiths date to 4. 2-3. 0 mya; come from east africa sites in. Fossil specimens come primarily from the sites of hadar (in ethiopia) Australopithecus afarensis and laetoli (in tanzania) footprints, which were first found in 1978.
