hominid development

By Aniya.Kenny
  • 6970 BCE

    sahelantheropus tchadensis

    7-6million years ago
    West-central Africa
    350cc
    oldest species in the family tree
    walking upright
    no evidence
  • 6970 BCE

    Tourmai

    7 million
    Africa
    368 cc
    partial cranium nicknamed toumai
  • 5970 BCE

    orrorin tugenensis

    6.2-6 million years ago
    Central Kenya
    found more than a dozen early human fossils
  • 3970 BCE

    ardiputhecus ramidus

    4.4 million years ago
    Ethiopia
    300-350 cc
    first fossil found between 1992-1994
  • 3970 BCE

    Ardi

    4.4 million years ago, excavated 1994-1997
    Ethiopia
    300cc
  • 2970 BCE

    Australopithecus afarensis

    3.7-3 million years ago
    Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania
    375-550cc
    discovery of lucy and prof of pibed
    group culture
  • 2970 BCE

    australopithecus africanus

    3.67-2 million years ago
    Southern Africa
    420-550cc
    First fossil hominin discovered
    Hunters
  • 2470 BCE

    Laetoli footprints

    3.66 million years ago
    Ethiopia
    27m
  • 2390 BCE

    Australopithecus africanus

    3.67-2 million years ago
    Southern Africa
    420- 550cc^3
    Hunters
    Stone tools
  • 2380 BCE

    Selam

    3.35-3.31 million years ago
    Ethiopia
    330cc
    Stone tools
  • 2370 BCE

    Lucy

    3.2 million years ago, discovered in 1974
    Ethiopia
    375 500cc
    Stone tools
  • 1470 BCE

    Tuang boy

    2.8 million years ago, discovered 1924
    Taung, South Africa
    400-500cc
    Most likely stone tools
  • 1460 BCE

    Mrs. Pleas

    2.5 million years ago
    The cradle of human kind
    485cc
    Stone tools
  • 1460 BCE

    homo naledi

    2.8-2.5 million years ago
    South Africas cradle of human kind
    465-610cc^3
    Largest amount of fossils found
    Hands & their wrists
  • 1400 BCE

    Homo rudolfensis

    2 million years ago
    Turkana basin, Northern Kenya
    600-800cc
    skull named pithecanthropus rudolfensis
    Stine tools
  • 1360 BCE

    Homo habilis

    2.4-1.5 million years ago
    Sub Saharan Africa
    600cc
    Two teeth discovered
    vegetarian, some meat
    Oldowan tools or core tools
  • 1360 BCE

    homo erectus

    1.6 million-250,000 years ago
    Africa
    600-800cc
    First to migrate out of Africa
    Developing human culture
    Acheulean tools
  • 1360 BCE

    Turkana boy

    1.5-1.6 million years ago
    Kenya
    880cc
    Made and used stone tools
  • 1300 BCE

    Java man

    1 million-500,000 years ago
    Indonesia
    900cc
    Shell tools
  • 1260 BCE

    Homo heidelbergensis

    600,000-200,000 years ago
    Gran dolina, Atapuerca, Spain
    1280cc
    A tibia, 1993; skull, 1921; skullcap, 1953
    Tools were mostly used for hunting and butchery
    Variety, such as stone and wooden tools
  • 1250 BCE

    Devnisovians

    500,000-30,000 years ago
    Altai into eastern Asia
    1800cc
    Dali skull, the xujiayao hominin, maba man, the jinniushan hominin, and the narmada hominin
    Paleolithic stone tools
  • 1230 BCE

    Homo neanderthalensis

    130,000-40,000 years ago
    England, Serbia
    1410cc^3
    Frist fossil hominin species to be named
    complex stone tool technology, based on hunting, some scavenging and local plant collection
    Stone tools
  • 470 BCE

    Oldowan industry

    1.8-1.2 million years ago
    Ethiopia
    Helped in classification of tools utilized by certain species
    Stone
  • 450 BCE

    Acheulean industry

    1.5 million-200,000 years ago
    Ethiopia
    Helped in classification of tools utilized by certain species
    Bone, wood, stone, etc.
  • 1460

    UR-501

    2.5-2.3 million years ago
    700cc
    jaw bone found, oldest fossil found
    Stone tools