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Human Classification

Human Classification. Kingdom - Animal Phylum- Chordate Class- Mammal Order - Primate Family- Hominid Genus & Species- Homo sapiens. Characteristics Hair Specialized Teeth Milk Producing Females Examples: Cats, Dogs, Whales, Dolphins. Mammal.

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Human Classification

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  1. Human Classification Kingdom- Animal Phylum- Chordate Class- Mammal Order- Primate Family- Hominid Genus & Species- Homo sapiens

  2. Characteristics Hair Specialized Teeth Milk Producing Females Examples: Cats, Dogs, Whales, Dolphins Mammal

  3. Primates- group of mammals including monkeys, apes and humans. 1. Opposable thumb 2. Sensitive fingers not claws 3. Free moving arms 4. Hand- Eye coordination 5. Binocular Vision 6. Large Brain Primate

  4. Hominids • Hominids- anthropoids the evolved into humans. • Characteristics separating humans from gorillas • S-shaped spine. • Spinal cord attaches to bottom of skull. • Bipedal • Bowl shaped pelvis

  5. Oldest hominid skeleton that has found almost complete. Lived between 3 and 4 million years ago. Flat nose, low forehead, no chin, bipedal, skull similar to chimps, teeth similar to human, and they ate off the land. Luke ? (Pelvis shape) Lucy

  6. Early Homo Sapiens • Neanderthals- short, strong, heavier brow, larger nose, smaller chin. • First to use tools- Flint, Bone, Axes and Stone

  7. Early Homo sapiens • Cro-Magnon- similar to modern humans, vertical forehead, no eyebrow ridge, prominent chin, tall. Developed language, culture, social structure, and tools.

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