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Australopithecus Approx. 3.5 million BCE

Australopithecus Approx. 3.5 million BCE. Stats. 4- 4.5 ft. tall Brain 370-500 cc about 1/3 the size of modern humans brain size Very large jaws 50-75 lbs. Shelter.

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Australopithecus Approx. 3.5 million BCE

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  1. AustralopithecusApprox. 3.5 million BCE

  2. Stats • 4- 4.5 ft. tall • Brain 370-500 cc about 1/3 the size of modern humans brain size • Very large jaws • 50-75 lbs

  3. Shelter • Under trees (not in trees) They had some climbing abilities, but they spent all or mostof their time on the ground. • In tall grass • Under rock overhangs • Not in caves, because they had no weapons to protect themselves

  4. Date, Location & Climate • Southern Africa (not South Africa) • Hot & Dry • 3.5 million years ago

  5. Tools • Very few tools • Hands • Sticks • Rocks • Could not hunt because no weapons

  6. Extras • Occasionally scavenged • Southern Ape • 1974 most complete • skeleton was found, Lucy • Named after a Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” • Could walk upright

  7. Diet *From EVIDENCE OF DENTAL WEAR • Herbivores • Tubers • Fruit • Nuts • Other plants • Vegetables • Already dead animals if possible

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