ANTH 18630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rift Valley, Homo Erectus, Canine Tooth
30 Nov 2018
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Hominins then and now: the 1970s only knew about 6, three australopithecines, au. 4. 2-2. 5 mya: a year before she was found, the discoverer found a knee and a leg, many individuals au. Afarensis were from hadar ethiopea: these footprints were found and showed that the toe wasn"t opposable, she could walk very far without stopping. Australopithecines from south africa: australopithecus africanus, the first specimen was the taung child (3-4 years old) Its foramen magnum was at the bottom rather than the back of the skull. Indicated it was walking upright: there were limb bones, feet, ribs, and pelvises were found in sterkfontein (a cave, 3. 5-2. 5 mya, a specimen that had a pelvis confirmed that au. It was very similar to lucy"s pelvis: brain size was similar to au. Australopithecus sediba: 2-1. 5 mya, discovered by lee berger"s son, was taller than lucy, lee berger claims it could be ancestral to homo.
