Sentences with phrase «smaller australopith»

A single print belonging to another smaller australopith has also been found.

Not exact matches

Produced using cutting - edge methodology and the largest sample of individual early hominin fossils available, analysis of their results shows that early hominins were generally smaller than previously thought and that the increase in body size occurred not between australopiths and the origins of Homo but later with H. erectus (the first species widely found outside of Africa).

This species is characterized by body mass and stature similar to small - bodied human populations but a small endocranial volume similar to australopiths.

The small proportion of demonstrably non-local large hominin individuals could indicate that male australopiths had relatively small home ranges...»