Behavior of Paranthropus aethiopicus
-most likely made "simple stone tools" (Susman)
-bipedal
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-bipedal
-large molars and sagittal crest suggest chewing of leaves and hard nuts
-Since P. aethiopicus had such large molars and was bipedal, though not as advanced as Homo, Paranthropus aethiopicus was probably still somewhat arboreal.
-most likely did not hunt due to poor bipediality and large molars indicating a lot of vegetation in P. aethiopicus's diet
-Since P. aethiopicus had such large molars and was bipedal, though not as advanced as Homo, Paranthropus aethiopicus was probably still somewhat arboreal.
-most likely did not hunt due to poor bipediality and large molars indicating a lot of vegetation in P. aethiopicus's diet
Susman, R. L.. (1991). Who Made the Oldowan Tools? Fossil Evidence for Tool Behavior in Plio-Pleistocene Hominids. Journal of Anthropological Research, 47(2), 129–151. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3630322
