Re: Who Killed the Australopithecines?

Phil Nicholls (pn8886@csc.albany.edu)
24 Apr 1995 04:31:22 GMT

In article <bardD7Hs6J.KK@netcom.com>, BARD <bard@netcom.com> wrote:
> _______________________________________________
>
> Let's back up a little here....
>
> We're talking about genocide of A. species by the next
> "higher" order.
>
> That would be H. habilis.
>
> I used H.sapiens in my example because of our documented history
> of genocide not because I believe H.sapiens killed off A. species.
>

The fossil record clearly indicates that Australopithecus robustus survived
until 1.0 mya, possible to 700,000 years ago. That means that they were
alive and kicking after Homo habilis disappeared.

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