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lived between 2.7 and 2.5 million years ago, sagittal crest and large jaw, “black skull”
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P. aethiopicus
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oldest australopithecine. Bipedal, upright walking, slightly larger than chimps. Teeth and jaws similar to old fossil apes. Thick enamel diet of hard to chew foods. Advanced human-like arm and leg bones. Leg bone shaped to stand upright, humerus is extremely human-like
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A. anamensis
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one of the earliest Anthropoids, a small frui eating arboreal promate. Had monkey characteristics but also features that were more like apes too. It’s the closest link we have to Old World primates
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Aegyptopithecus
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first mammals; large brains, senses of small and hearing, small jaws, fur as insulation, and probably had mammary glands
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morganucondonts
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First mammal herbivores; rodent-like lifestyle
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Multituberculates
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