Australopithecus afarensis
Modern Humans
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This is the name given to the female Australopithecus skeleton found in Ethiopia?

Lucy

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This is one main difference between an Australopithecus skull and a modern human skull (answers will vary)

Answers vary

200

This is the word used to describe the thickness of the bones in the Australopithecus skull

Robust

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This is the word used to describe the less-thick bones of the modern human skull, compared to the Australopithecus skull

Gracile

300

These were most likely the main part of Lucy's diet

Plants

She also probably ate insects and even some small animals

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This is something that Australopithecus likely ate a lot of. Modern humans can't handle it quite as well.

Raw plants

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