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Attributes of Early Hominids

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  • Homo neanderthalensis
    3400 BCE

    Homo neanderthalensis

    Lived 200,000-28,000 agos
    First to wear clothes
    Might have been the first to have spoken a language
  • Homo erectus
    3300 BCE

    Homo erectus

    Lived 1.8-143,000
    Bones first found in indonesia in 1893
    Similar to modern humans
  • Homo habilis
    3200 BCE

    Homo habilis

    Lived 2.4-1.5 million years ago
    Nicknamed handy man
    First to use primitive tools
  • Australopithecus afarensis
    3100 BCE

    Australopithecus afarensis

    Lived 3.85-295 million years ago
    Strong arms with curved fingers
    Some were as tall as 5 feet
    Walked on two legs
  • Ardipithecus ramidus
    3000 BCE

    Ardipithecus ramidus

    Lived 4.4 million years ago
    Fossils first found between 1992 and 1994