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What is the closest evolutionary relative to homo sapiens (humans)?

What is the closest evolutionary relative to homo sapiens (humans)?. Evolution Timeline. Human Evolution Timeline. Human Evolution Timeline. Homo Erectus. 1.8 million years ago – 200,000 years ago Human like body First species to migrate out of Africa

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What is the closest evolutionary relative to homo sapiens (humans)?

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  1. What is the closest evolutionary relative to homo sapiens (humans)?

  2. Evolution Timeline

  3. Human Evolution Timeline

  4. Human Evolution Timeline

  5. Homo Erectus • 1.8 million years ago – 200,000 years ago • Human like body • First species to migrate out of Africa • Tool makers, omnivores, and first to use a fire to cook

  6. Homo neanderthalensisNeanderthals • 200,000-35,000 years ago in western Eurasia • Our closest extinct relatives • Overlapped with modern day humans for 50-30,000 years ago • Modern day humans may have led to their extinction • Similar brain size, but a shorter overall build • Evidence suggests they buried the dead and made jewelry

  7. Homo Sapiens- Modern day humans • Large brain volume • Relatively lightly built skeleton, adapted to walking on 2 legs • Skull with a short base and a high braincase. When viewed from behind, the braincase is narrower at the base and wider at the top. • Small or absent brow ridge • Chin on the lower jaw

  8. Key Events in Human Evolution • Loss of hair • Cooking around a fire • Walking upright

  9. Did Humans Evolve from Chipanzees?

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