The incisors are more similar in size to the molars compared to earlier australopiths—a condition which is also more humanlike. The limb bones indicate A. garhi had small stature like earlier australopiths.
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Australopith
//ˈɒstɹələˌpɪθ//
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24 translations across 22 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ավստրալոպիտեկ noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Belarusian
1 entries- аўстралапітэ́к noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Bulgarian
1 entries- австралопите́к noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Catalan
2 entries- australopitec noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
- australopitec noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 南方古猿 noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
- 南猿 noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Estonian
1 entries- australopiteek noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Finnish
1 entries- etelänapina noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
French
1 entries- australopithèque noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Georgian
1 entries- ავსტრალოპითეკი noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
German
1 entries- Australopithecus noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Greek
1 entries- αυστραλοπίθηκος noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Hindi
1 entries- आस्ट्रेलोपिथिक्स noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Icelandic
1 entries- suðurapi noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Japanese
1 entries- アウストラロピテクス noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Korean
1 entries- 오스트랄로피테쿠스 noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Occitan
1 entries- australopitèc noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Persian
1 entries- جنوبیکپی noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Polish
1 entries- australopitek noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Portuguese
1 entries- australopiteco noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Russian
1 entries- австралопите́к noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Spanish
1 entries- australopiteco noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
Ukrainian
1 entries- австралопіте́к noun (hominid, a member of Australopithecus)
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Most authorities would nowadays concur that the australopiths were generally committed to habitats with at least some trees, to which they were more or less tied for sleeping and for shelter from predators during the day, as well as for a large part of their sustenance.
Source: wiktionary
Later we'll consider how these principles apply to australopith craniofacial function, but first let's review briefly how different australopiths accommodated large teeth and big masticatory muscles, and how they grew large, buttressed faces.
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