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Hominins
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- 1ToomaiSahelanthropus tchadensis
- 2Sahelanthropus tchadensis origin?West Central Africa, fossils found in Chad
- 3Sahelanthropus tchadensis age?6-7 million years ago
- 4Sahelanthropus tchadensis features?small brain
bipedal - nearly complete cranium fossil - the position of the foramen magnum is located under the skull
small and blunt canines
large browridge - 5LucyAustralopithecus afarensis, Gracile Australopiths
- 6Australopithecus afarensis origin?Eastern Africa
- 7Australopithecus afarensis age?3.8 - 2.9 million years ago
- 8Australopithecus afarensis features?ape-like proportions in arms, fingers and canines
bipdeal - arched feet, nonopposable big toe, walked with gait
knee fossil - like modern humans
small brain - apelike
powerful chewing capacities - 9HandymanHomo habilis
- 10Homo habilis origin?Eastern and Southern Africa
- 11Homo habilis age?2.4 - 1.4 million years ago
- 12Homo habilis features?tools
meat
brain
nose - 13RobParanthropus robustus, Robustus Australopiths
- 14Paranthropus robustus origin?South Africa
- 15Paranthropus robustus age?1.8 - 1.2 million years ago
- 16Paranthropus robustus features?Bipedal
males tall, females short
ridge
Teeth - hard foods like nuts/seeds, diets overlapped with Graciles
face - 17OTOrrorin tugenensis
- 18Orrorin tugenensis age?6 million years ago
- 19Orrorin tugenensis origin?Tugen Hills, Africa
- 20Orrorin tugenensis features?12 fossils - thick femur fossil is more humanlike - bipedal
canines and incisos - chimpanzeelike
thick molars - humanlike
arm and finger bones - chimpanzeelike for climbing - 21ArdiArdipithecus ramidus
- 22Ardipithecus ramidus age?4.4 million years ago
- 23Ardipithecus ramidus origin?fossils - parts of teeth and jaws, lower skull, upper arms
Poor condition fossils - crumbled
Ardi - female, short limbs - suggested not suspensory locomotion
Skull on top of spine - upright posture
Pelvis - suggests upright gait - 24Taung childAustralopithecus africanus, Gracile Australopith
- 25Australopithecus africanus age?3 - 2..2 million years go
- 26Australopithecus africanus origin?Southern Africa
- 27Australopithecus africanus features?males tall, females short
very similar to A. afarensis/ Lucy
Large molars, large jaw
Buttressed face - hard shelled food consumption - 28Lake TurkanaHomo ergaster
- 29Homo ergaster age?1.8 mya
- 30Homo ergaster origin?Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa
Lake Turkana - co-existed for 500,000 years with Homo habilis - 31Homo ergaster features?Larger brain - 800cc
Small jaws
Tall
Less prognathic face
Horizontal ridge at back of skull - pointed appearance from side
Large browridge
Canines - biting and tearing
Long limbs - long distance running
Thoracic region - small - no language - 32Homo ergaster and tools?Acheulean tools - 1.6- 1.4 mya
biface tool - flakes to make sharp
Hand axe - Mode 2 technology
More sophisticated
For animals - eating of meat, canines - biting and tearing - 33DuboisHomo erectus
- 34Homo erectus age?1.6 - 1.8 million years ago
(treat with caution, assumptions made 100 years before geolotists returns for stratigraphic provenance) - 35Homo erectus features?More massive face
Less domed cranium
Femur fossils - short and stocky
Does not show increase in cranial capacity, technological sophistication and behavioural flexibility as other Hominins - 36Homo erectus and tools?Olddowan Mode 1 tools
Indicative of cognitive differences or environmental differences between East Asia and Africa - 37HHHomo heidelbergensis
- 38Homo heidelbergensis age?700,000 - 200,000 years ago
- 39Homo heidelbergensis origin?Greece and Zambia
- 40Homo heidelbergensis features?Skull - vertical sides, high forehead, rounded back
Prognathic face
Large browridge
Robust bodies
Large brain - 1,300c - 41NeanderthalsHomo neanderthalensis
- 42Homo neanderthalensis age?400,000 - 40,000 years ago
- 43Homo neanderthalensis origin?Europe
- 44Homo neanderthalensis features?Large brains - 1500cc
Rounded cranium
Small back teeth, large front teeth
Robust bodies - conserve heat in a cold environment - 45Homo neanderthalensis and lifestyle?buried the dead -abundance of complete skeletons
most likely mobile, hunter-gatherers
beautiful ornaments found at Arcy sur Cure
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