differentiate between homo erectus and Australopithecus.
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The differences between Homo habilis and Australopithecus are: homo habilis possesses a greater cranial capacity(610 to about 800cc), it has reduced prognathism- a flatter face and a shorter tooth row. Homo habilis has limbs still reminiscent of apes in terms of their relative proportions.
HOMO ERECTUS :
Homo erectus is a species of archaic humans that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene geological epoch. Its earliest fossil evidence dates to 1.8 million years ago. Wikipedia
Extinction status: Extinct Encyclopedia of Life
Did you know: H. erectus had a similar range of body sizes to modern humans, and it is the first human ancestor to have similar limb and torso proportions to those seen in modern humans.
AUSTRALOPITHECUS:
Australopithecus although the term australopithecine has a broader meaning as a member of the subtribe Australopithecina, which includes this genus as well as the Paranthropus, Kenyanthropus, Ardipithecus, and Praeanthropus genera) is a 'genus' of hominins. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Australopithecus
Did you know: The brains of most species of Australopithecus were roughly 35% of the size of a modern human brain.