-Large premolars and -Robust Jaw - Jaw was large and -Jaws are short which

molar - Smaller jaw than those thick without a pointed result in an almost
-Strongly projecting found in the earlier chin & the jawbone was vertical face,
Jaw/Teeth lower jaw Australopithecus curved -Similar to H. Erectus
-Large front teeth -Small teeth but smaller teeth
-Smaller teeth than -Have 3rd molar called -Teeth are relatively
Australopithecus Taurodontism small

-Shorter lower legs -Short & had -Large premolars and -Shorter forearm
-Long arms with disproportionately long molar -Larger ankle joint
curved fingers for arms -Strongly projecting -Legs are relatively long
Limbs climbing trees -Features of legs and lower jaw compared with the arms
foot bone indicate a
bipedal locomotion
-Long powerful muscled
arms and hands

-Shorter -Shorter than those of -180 cm for males & 160 -About 1.75 m for males
-Males were usually earlier ancestors for females, -Taller than -About 1.61 m for
Height 4’11’’ -As short as 3ft-5 Australopithecus females
-Females were usually
3’5’’

-Around 92 lbs for -Around 70 pounds -Around 50kg. For -Around 68.2 kg for
Weight
males females males
-Around 64 lbs for - Around 60kg. For -Around 50.0 kg. for
females males females
CHARACTER- Austra- HOMO HOMO
HABILIS ERECTUS HOMO SAPIENS
ISTICS lopithecus
(Handy Man) (Upright
Man)

ESTIMATED AGE 4 million yrs. ago 2 million yrs. ago 1.8 million yrs. ago 300, 00 yrs. ago

-Small brain, usually less -Bigger brain around -About 990 ccm, -Lightly larger brains
than 500 cubic 680 cubic centimeters -Large brain with 8 averaging about 1,200–
centimeters. -Bigger brains than thick cranium 1,400 cubic centimeters
Brain Size
Australopithecus

-About 1/3 size of the -Less protruding face -Flattened Skull -Thick Skull, similar size
human brain today than Australopithecus -Bones of skull were of modern humans,
-Flat nose -Projecting face very thick -Face is reasonably
-Slopping Forehead -Face is less forward- small
thrusting -Prominent & projecting
Skull -Large w/ a low, nose
slopping forehead -Brow ridge is limited
-Prominent brow and forehead is tall
ridges -Eye sockets are square
rather than round