jun 1, 4000000 BC - Australopithecus
Description:
Australopithecus are known as the 'southern apes'.
Australopithecus lived in groups of over 300 individuals.
Were first to act like and look like a human.
claim: had a brain smaller than humans,
and the facial features were similar to a humans.
map: they stayed in the same area and did not travel far.
source 1.
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-afarensis
source 2.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Australopithecus
source 3.
https://australianmuseum.net.au/australopithecus-africanus
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