1. Australopithecus Approx. 3.5 million years ago

2. Stats  Males 4.5 - 5 ft. tall  Females 3 ft tall  Brain less that 500 cc  Very large jaws  50-75 lbs  Males 4.5 - 5 ft. tall  Females 3 ft tall  Brain less that 500 cc  Very large jaws  50-75 lbs

3. Shelter  Under trees (not in trees)  In tall grass  Under rock overhangs  Not in caves, because they had no weapons to protect themselves  Under trees (not in trees)  In tall grass  Under rock overhangs  Not in caves, because they had no weapons to protect themselves

4. Date, Location & Climate  Southern Africa (not South Africa)  Hot & Dry  3.5 million years ago  Southern Africa (not South Africa)  Hot & Dry  3.5 million years ago

5. Tools  Very few tools  Hands  Sticks  Rocks  Could not hunt because no weapons  Very few tools  Hands  Sticks  Rocks  Could not hunt because no weapons

6. Extras  Occasionally scavenged  Southern Ape  1974 most complete  skeleton was found, Lucy  Named after a Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”  Could walk upright  Occasionally scavenged  Southern Ape  1974 most complete  skeleton was found, Lucy  Named after a Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”  Could walk upright

7. Diet  Herbivores  Tubers  Fruit  Nuts  Other plants  Vegetables  Already dead animals if possible  Herbivores  Tubers  Fruit  Nuts  Other plants  Vegetables  Already dead animals if possible