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Primate evolution & human origins

Primate evolution & human origins. Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history Darwin, 1859.

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Primate evolution & human origins

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  1. Primate evolution & human origins

  2. Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history Darwin, 1859 During many years I collected notes on the origin or descent of man, without any intention of publishing on the subject, but rather with the determination not to publish, as I thought that I should thus only add to the prejudices against my views. Darwin, 1871

  3. Primates Prosimii Tarsiiformes Anthropoidea PlatyrrhiniCatarrhini CercopithecoideaHominoidea HylobatidaeHominidae PonginaeHomininae

  4. Primates ProsimiiTarsiiformes Anthropoidea lemur tarsier

  5. Primates Prosimii Tarsiiformes Anthropoidea PlatyrrhiniCatarrhini

  6. Primates Prosimii Tarsiiformes Anthropoidea PlatyrrhiniCatarrhini CercopithecoideaHominoidea

  7. Primates Prosimii Tarsiiformes Anthropoidea PlatyrrhiniCatarrhini CercopithecoideaHominoidea HylobatidaeHominidae

  8. Primates Prosimii Tarsiiformes Anthropoidea PlatyrrhiniCatarrhini CercopithecoideaHominoidea HylobatidaeHominidae PonginaeHomininae

  9. Ponginae Pongo pygmaeus

  10. Homininae Gorilla gorilla Pan paniscus Pan troglodytes Homo sapiens

  11. Morphological and molecular analyses demonstrate that humans are closely related to gorillas and chimpanzees

  12. Gigantopithecus blackii

  13. gorilla human

  14. Ape & Human common ancestor opposable hallux luxuriant body hair ape-sized brain knuckle-walker (not bipedal) complex social relationships used simple tools

  15. The fossil record includes a diversity of hominids that lived after the human lineage and the chimpanzee lineage separated The phylogenetic relationships among the species of fossil hominids have not been definitively established

  16. Sahalanthropus tchadensis

  17. Ardipithecus ramidus 4.4 MYA known only from teeth Australopithecus anamensis 3.9 - 4.2 MYA known only from jaws & teeth

  18. Australopithecus afarensis 3.0 - 3.9 MYA ‘Lucy’

  19. Australopithecus afarensis

  20. Australopithecus afarensis

  21. Australopithecus afarensis

  22. Australopithecus afarensis

  23. ‘Robust’ australopithecines Genus: Paranthropus 3 species: aethiopicus, boisei, robustus not human ancestors large molars powerful jaws bony crest on skull

  24. Paranthropus aethiopicus 1.9 - 2.7 MYA formerly Australopithecus

  25. Paranthropus boisei 1.4 - 2.3 MYA formerly Australopithecus

  26. Paranthropus boisei

  27. Paranthropus robustus 1.0 - 2.0 MYA formerly Australopithecus

  28. ‘Gracile’ australopithecines Genus: Australopithecus 3 species: afarensis, africanus human ancestors small braincases bipedal make/use stone tools

  29. Australopithecus africanus 2.4 - 2.8 MYA human lineage unknown

  30. Australopithecus africanus

  31. The earliest known stone tools predate the earliest known Homo species

  32. Homo rudolfensis 1.8 - 2.4 MYA conspecific with H. habilis?

  33. Homo habilis 1.6 - 1.9 MYA formerly Australopithecus

  34. Homo habilis

  35. An analysis of the skulls of Homo habilis suggest that they may have had at least rudimentary language

  36. Homo erectus

  37. Homo erectus

  38. Homo ergaster 1.5 - 1.8 MYA African H. erectus

  39. Homo ergaster

  40. Homo ergaster

  41. Homo heidelbergensis immediate ancestor to H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens

  42. Homo neanderthalensis

  43. Homo neanderthalensis

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