Title: Evolution of Hominins: Physical Characteristics and Bipedalism in Australopithecus afarensis

Read Biological Anthropology Chapter 19, “Proto- and Early Hominins,” and Chapter 20, “Evolution of the genus Homo.”
Read the article “Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy’s species”
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/australopithecus-afarensis-lucy-species.htmlLinks to an external site.
ANSWER QUESTIONS:
1) From the textbook, select one listed proto-hominin or early hominin species and provide a summary of its physical characteristics.
2) From the textbook, describe the bodily attributes of one of the listed Homo species.
3) Briefly describe the evidence for bipedalism as a key feature of Australopithecus afarensis (aka “Lucy”).