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Fossils of the family Hominidae

Fossils of the family Hominidae. Australopithecus afarensis 3.9-3my 375-550 cc Chimp-like skull with human-like teeth post cranial skeletal structure more human-like Bipedal Africa. Junvenile Specimen. Lucy. Australopithecus africanus 3-2 my

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Fossils of the family Hominidae

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  1. Fossils of the family Hominidae

  2. Australopithecus afarensis • 3.9-3my • 375-550 cc • Chimp-like skull with human-like teeth • post cranial skeletal structure more • human-like • Bipedal • Africa

  3. Junvenile Specimen Lucy

  4. Australopithecus africanus • 3-2 my • Very much like A. afarensis, but larger body • and brain size. • 420-500cc • jaw parabolic • Bipedal • Africa

  5. Australopithecus africanus

  6. Homo habilis “handy man” • 2.4-1.5 my • 500-800cc • Brain shape more human than Australopithecus • Face projects less than Australopithecus • Post cranial very human-like • First evidence of tool use • Africa

  7. Oldwalan tools Homo habilis

  8. Homo erectus • 1.8my to 300,000 • Face still protrudes, thick eyebrows, no chin • 750-1225cc • Post cranial=human • Evidence they used fire • Africa, Asia, and Europe • Tools more sophisticated than H. habilis

  9. Homo erectus

  10. H. erectus tools Acheulean handaxes

  11. Homo sapiens neaderthalensis • 230,000-30,000 yrs • 1450cc • Protruding jaw and receding forhead • mid-facial protrusion • Post cranial human-like and heavy • First evidence of burials • Tools more sophisticated than H. erectus • Evidence of medical care • Europe and Middle East

  12. Homo sapiens neanderthanlensis

  13. Tools by H. sapiens Mousterian Tools

  14. Homo sapiens Modern • 1350cc • 195,000 yrs ago-today • Cro-Magnon 40,000 yrs tools become • more sophisticated, made out of a variety • of materials such as bone, wood and antlers • First carved figures of animals and people • 20,000 yrs first cave paintings • Over the last 100,000 yrs jaws and teeth • have reduced and the skeletal structure has • become less robust. • 10,000 yrs Agriculture

  15. Homo sapiens Cro-Magnon

  16. Needle made of bone

  17. As cranial size became larger, females with wider hips are more likely to survive child birth; however, there is a limit to the width of hips and staying bipedal. Thus babies who are born more immature are favored. Homo erectus Homo sapiens Cro-Magnon

  18. Cave Painting Lascaux France

  19. Websites Time Space Chart Summary of Hominid Line Hominid Species

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