Write An Essay On Australopithecus Afarnesis

The Australopithecus afarnesis’ set foot to this earth three to four million years ago. The Australopithecus afarensis originated in Eastern Africa, and they were part human, but mostly ape. The archeologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discovered the first of the early man’s kind accidentally. When they were when back to their van after a dig in the surrounding area, they found bones on the ground. After further investigation, they discovered that these bones were of Lucy, the first early man to have ever been born. Because of this discovery, the species was also referred to as Lucy’s species.
The Australopithecus afarensis’ brain was not as developed as the as the average humans brain today. In fact, their brain was 3 to 4 times smaller than a humans brain presently. In fact, our ancestors body itself was only 3.5 …show more content…
Homo meant man, and Habilis meant handy, or skilled. The first of the Homo Habilis was found by the archeologists Lois Leaky and Phillip Tobias. When the archeologists uncovered the corpse of one of the Homo Habilis, they named it Jonny’s child. The Homo Habilis reigned 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago. The primarily lived in Eastern-Southern Africa. The Homo Habilis were called the “Handy Man”, because they used more advanced tools in their daily life. They were, in fact the very first man to use stone tools. But these tools were actually made to scare off predators, such as lions and other animals. They mainly consumed dead animals as a sustainable food source. The Homo Habilis’s external appearance was more of a mix of apes and humans. In addition, their brain size was significantly larger (about 2 times) than the Australopithecus afarensis. The beginning of a forehead was starting to show. The jaw was slightly less protruding then their ancestors, and their teeth was smaller, and started to develop more like the average human