Australopithecus africanus

Italian team unearths 800k year old Homo Erectus footprint A team of Italian researchers have possibly uncovered the oldest ever fossilized footprint left behind by modern man's early ancestor, Homo Erectus. The prints are thought to date back some 800,000 years and were unearthed in the desserts of south eastern Eritrea. “The footprints will reveal a lot about the evolution of man, because they provide vital clues as to our ancestors gait and locomotion,” Explained Alfredo Coppa, the…

Throughout history, humans have undergone significant changes that influenced their lives in a plethora of ways – both positive and negative. One example is the Upper Paleolithic period, which is considered a time of a creative and cultural explosion. This also marks the true beginning of human cultural behavior. The introduction of Homo habilis led to the advancement of art in the form of painting, venus figurines, and many more forms of expression. At the same time, this period led to a…

Chordata is a phylum of the animal kingdom that includes animals possessing notochord, pharyngeal gill slit and dorsal tubular nerve cord. Although the name Chordata is attributed to William Bateson (1885), it was already prevalent around 1880. Phylum Chordata, though not the largest, is the most diverse phylum in the animal kingdom. Chordates are cosmopolitan and are well represented in marine, freshwater as well as terrestrial habitats from the equator to the high northern and southern…

before writing was invented 5.500 years ago. 2. Where (location) and when (date) were the remains of the oldest known hominid found? The remains of the oldest known hominid were discovered in the Djurab Desert in 2001. 3. Which species of Australopithecus is “Lucy”? What is the significance of her discovery? “Lucy” is a female A. afarensis. Her discovery led scientists to discovering the fossilized footprints of A. afarensis. The footprints of A. afarensis is similar to the modern…

The ancestry of the Malagan society begins with the discovery of the Australopithecus afarensis (A. afarensis) which split off and evolved into a group known as the Homo erectus (H. erectus) species which finally became the Archaic Homo sapiens (H. sapiens). As of today the Malagans are AMH’s or anatomically modern humans. First species on the evolutionary timeline of the Malagans would be A. afarensis. A. afarensis fossil evidence was found in 2 sites. The first of those sites being Laetoli in…

species in the chart above is Australopithecus afarensis. Australopithecus afarensis appeared roughly 3.85 - 2.95 million years ago; while it more closely resembled an ape, the evolutionary development into modern humans was beginning. Australopithecus afarensis had more humanlike teeth, the canines were smaller than those found in modern apes and the jaw shape was somewhere between the rectangular shape found in apes and the parabolic shape found in humans. Australopithecus afarensis also had…

The hominin evolution theory is the idea of Homo sapiens sapiens (AMHs) evolved from a lineage of hominins in Africa. The purpose of the project is to determine the genus and species of seven skulls discovered by Dr. Musoma in Africa, Europe and Asia, approximate the age of each skull, interpret the evolutionary pathway of each species, and provide evidence for and against the “Out of Africa” theory. The purpose of the project with be completed and evidence on the “Out of Africa” theory will be…

be as humans. The starting point has always stayed the same though. We evolved from a from a special type primate. It all started when our ape ancestors started walking on their back legs changing their posture and also changing their minds. Australopithecus afarensis were primates that were proven to be closely related to the modern human species. They had ape structure at most parts of their bodies like their hands, arms, chest and etcetera but they were far different when it came to their…

With the knowledge that was uncovered by Australopithecus we can decipher more about new human fossils that are uncovered. For example, recently a hominid fossil was just discovered. The researchers who have found it are calling it Homo naledi. It’s appearance is similar to Australopithecus and also has features that link it primates. From that there have been examination conducted on the anatomy of the being and…

Bipedalism also freed the hands which could be used for carrying tools that could be used for hunting. Tool making is a critical variation that developed through evolution. The tools of early apes were far more primitive than the tools of Australopithecus afarensis who’s tools were more primitive than those of Homo erectus and modern day Homo sapiens. The development of more advanced tools relies on the increase of brain densities. As we get closer to the present the cranial capacities of…