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How do we know if they could speak?
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/how-do-we-know-if-they-could-speak/All animals communicate. However, only humans communicate through language, which can be written, spoken or signed. The enormous benefits of language have allowed us to teach others, pass on our culture, discuss the past and future, and promote social relationships.
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Shorter jaws with smaller teeth
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/shorter-jaws-with-smaller-teeth/As our ancestors evolved, their jaws and teeth changed in many ways. Some tooth changes were apparent five million years ago and additional changes have occurred since then.
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Walking on two legs – bipedalism
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/walking-on-two-legs-bipedalism/Our bipedal body structure is unique amongst living apes. In fact, our ancestors started on the path to becoming human when they began walking on two legs.
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Hominid and hominin – what’s the difference?
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/hominid-and-hominin-whats-the-difference/Current use of the term ‘hominid’ can be confusing because the definition of this word has changed over time.
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We are humans
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/we-are-humans/Humans are members of a sub-group of the Great Apes known as the hominins (Tribe Hominini).
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Humans are primates
https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/humans-are-primates/Humans are members of a particular sub-group of mammals known as the primates (Order Primates).
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Henry Constantine Richter (about 1821-1902)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/henry-constantine-richter-about-1821-1902/Henry Constantine Richter came from a family of renowned artists and artisans and was an excellent draughtsman and lithographer.
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What are trilobites?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/what-are-trilobites/Trilobites are an extinct group of arthropods (jointed-legged animals) known from more than 10,000 fossil species.
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The Pleistocene Epoch (2.5 million to 11,700 years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-pleistocene-epoch/During the Pleistocene (2.5 million to 11,700 years ago) the word had many examples of large animals that are collectively known as Megafauna. Australia was close to its current position, but sea levels were much lower. Humans may have first arrived in Australia during this time.
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The Pliocene Epoch (5-1.6 million years ago)
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/evolving-landscape/the-pliocene-epoch/During the Pliocene, the world's continents were close to their present positions. There was an overall cooling of sea and land temperatures. Grasslands were spreading. Australia's plants and animals began to gain their distinctive modern appearance.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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