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Australopithecus were so tiny. Why were they so tiny?
>>2151379
Less surface area. The opposite of why animals who live in colder climates are larger.
Plus it might be due to their ape heritage as well as sexual dimorphism.
>>2151384
But then H. erectus got fuck-huge. Was it the change from foraging between forest patches to long-distance hunting in the open?
>>2151388
Most likely. Remember, the ice age was the main reason we left. The forests were starting to recede and creatures like Ardi had to adapt.
>>2151388
erectus is only about a foot taller then Australopithecus but only if we compare the largest known erectus to the only known male Australopithecus.
>>2151391
That's Lucian correct?
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What's the most recent human ancestor that had a tail of any kind?
>>2152805
Probably something like pliopithecus or victoriapithecus. I know proconsul and pliobates didn't
>all these minature bigfoots