27 ago 41000000 ano antes da era comum - Austrolopithecus

Descrição:

Fact 1: They walked upright

Fact 2: Bipedal

Fact 3: Used stick tools, didn't MAKE tools

Fact 4: Name means “Southern ape”

Claim: Since austrolopithecus has a smaller skull than us, they have a smaller brain.

Migration Path: Austrolopithecus didn't migrate they stayed in Northern and Southern Africa.

Source 1:
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/2002projects/web/australopithecus/austro.html
Source 2:
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-afarensis