Table of Contents
- 1 What are australopithecines known for?
- 2 What are the characteristics of Ardipithecus?
- 3 What characteristics were indicative of members of the genus Australopithecus?
- 4 What is the difference between Ardipithecus and Australopithecus?
- 5 Which of the following differentiates Paranthropus from Australopithecus?
- 6 Which of the following characteristics are associated with Australopithecus afarensis?
- 7 What was robust about australopithecines?
- 8 What are facts about Australopithecus?
What are australopithecines known for?
The genus Australopithecus is a collection of hominin species that span the time period from 4.18 to about 2 million years ago. Australopiths were terrestrial bipedal ape-like animals that had large chewing teeth with thick enamel caps, but whose brains were only very slightly larger than those of great apes.
What are the characteristics of Ardipithecus?
- mix of primitive and derived features suggest this species was able to walk upright on the ground yet efficiently climb trees.
- long powerful arms that were not used for weight-bearing or knuckle-walking as with quadrupedal apes.
What traits characterize robust australopithecines?
They are characterized by several features of the skull that give them a “robust” appearance when compared to other, more gracile hominins. The most notable of these features are large, thickly enameled, postcanine teeth that were supported by deep and broad mandibular corpora with tall and broad rami (Fig. 1).
What characteristics were indicative of members of the genus Australopithecus?
afarensis had both ape and human characteristics: members of this species had apelike face proportions (a flat nose, a strongly projecting lower jaw) and braincase (with a small brain, usually less than 500 cubic centimeters — about 1/3 the size of a modern human brain), and long, strong arms with curved fingers …
What is the difference between Ardipithecus and Australopithecus?
One of the big differences between Australopithecus and Ardipithecus is the size of the species’ teeth. The teeth of Ardipithecus were small, like modern apes’, which would have restricted its diet to easy-to-chew plants in the area.
What do traits of anatomically modern humans include?
Scientists define modern in terms of: a series of distinctive anatomical traits that contrast with archaic traits from earlier hominins. Modern humans have: a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, and small browridges.
Which of the following differentiates Paranthropus from Australopithecus?
The main difference between Paranthropus and Australopithecus is that Paranthropus is more robust whereas Australopithecus is more gracile. In addition, Paranthropus has larger teeth known as molars and larger jaw while Australopithecus has smaller teeth and a smaller jaw.
Which of the following characteristics are associated with Australopithecus afarensis?
What are the characteristics of Australopithecus?
Name: Australopithecus (Greek for “southern ape”); pronounced AW-strah-low-pih-THECK-us
What was robust about australopithecines?
Robust australopithecines are characterised by heavily built skulls capable of producing high stresses and bite forces, and some of the largest molars with the thickest enamel of any known ape. P. boisei is the most robust of this group. Brain size was about 450-550 cc (27-34 cu in), similar to other australopithecines.
What are facts about Australopithecus?
Quick Australopithecus Facts Lived from the Late Pliocene Period throught the Early Pleistocene Period Lived in what is now Africa About as tall as a modern 9-year old human Weighed half as much as a toilet May have been omnivorous
What was the lifestyle of Australopithecus?
The Australopithecines are bipedal ancestors of modern day humans. There are not many clues to these species lifestyle, but large molars suggest in their dental fossils that they lived as herbivores eating rough plants and vegetables.