Key Concepts in Australopithecines and Early Hominins

These flashcards cover fundamental concepts and details about Australopithecines and early hominins as discussed in the lecture.

Australopithecines date back to approximately __ mya.

4

The first hominin fossil found in Africa, known as the __ Child, was discovered in 1924.

Taung

__ is the genus that includes both Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus.

Australopithecus

The important fossil site Olduvai Gorge is located in __.

Tanzania

Australopithecus anamensis is thought to have lived around __ mya.

4

Australopithecus afarensis, famously represented by the fossil "Lucy", was discovered in __ in 1974.

Ethiopia

Post-canine enlargement is a feature seen in hominins dating back to around __ mya.

7

Ardipithecus is noted for __ locomotion characteristics, which include features indicating bipedalism.

bipedal

Australopithecine cranial capacity is generally around __ cm3.

440

The genus contains the 'megadont' archaic hominins like Paranthropus boisei.

Paranthropus

The __ tool culture associated with early hominins dates back to about 2.5 mya.

Oldowan

Homo habilis is believed to have existed around __ mya.

2.5

Australopithecus garhi had features that were both primitive and some derived traits similar to which genus? __

Homo