oct 12, 3870000 BC - Australopithecus (southern ape)

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facts
1.bipedal
2.they made groups to get food together nd protect each other from other animals
3.3-4 feet tall

Claim:First to walk on two feet. And they didn't eat meat.

They didn't migrate because they burned too much energy. They burned too much energy because they couldn't walk on 2 feet for long distances.


Sources:
www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/.../web/australopithecus/austro.html

http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-afarensis

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