Australopithecines: the first committed bipeds shaping our human path across Africa.
Australopithecines coexisted with giant herbivores while mastering tree-assisted bipedalism at the same time.
Some Australopithecines had skulls shaped for strong bite forces despite tiny brain sizes by human standards.
Lucy’s species walked upright far earlier than previously thought, yet still slept in tree nests.
Stone tool use might trace to Australopithecines, predating Homo by hundreds of thousands of years.
Australopithecines coexisted with giant herbivores while mastering tree-assisted bipedalism at the same time.
Some Australopithecines had skulls shaped for strong bite forces despite tiny brain sizes by human standards.
Lucy’s species walked upright far earlier than previously thought, yet still slept in tree nests.
Stone tool use might trace to Australopithecines, predating Homo by hundreds of thousands of years.
