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Evolution — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution3 Marks
Question
Mention the charateristics of the first ape man Australopithecus africanus.
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Answer

Australopithecus africanus was about 1.5 metres tall and had human as well as ape characters. It was with bipedal locomotion, omnivorous diet and had erect posture. It had human like teeth but it had more of an ape brain than a human brain. Its brain capacity was about 500cc, similar to that of an ape Australopithecus africanus existed about million year ago and gave rise to Homo habits about two million years ago.

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