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Australopithecus afarensis "Southern Ape"
This hominid appeard 3.8 million years ago. It lived in Africa, and it was 3ft tall, and a mix of ape and human, it had long arms,hand and feet, and a large head like us. Some of their capabilities were, that they walked on two feet, their hands were used for eating,carrying kids, and defense. Those are important because they help this species survive. -
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Illustrated Timeline of Early Humans
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Homo habilis "handy man"
Lived 1.5 to 2 million years ago. They lived in Africa, they were tall, and they had a larger brain, and they looked more human than Australopithecus afarensis. The tools they used were, rocks, sharp stones, and bones. They were bi-pedal, they lived in groups and used tools to hunt. This information is important because it defines how this species could have survived. -
Homo Erectus "upright man"
They were alive around 1.8 million to 200 thousand B.C. and lived in Africa. They were aproxximentaly 3ft-5ft tall, they had larger brains and looked way more human than "Lucy". The tools they used for survivng were rocks for chopping, sharp stones for cutting, and bones for digging. Their capabilities were that they were bipedal, they lived in groups, and used tools to hunt for food. This is all valuble to modern humans so they could figure out how they evolved into homo sapiens sapiens. -
Homo Sapiens Neandradathals "wiseman"
This species lived around 230,000 to 30,000 years ago. They lived in Neander Valley,Germany. Also, They were shorter and stalkier than humans, they had thick bones and a ridge above their eyes, and they had large brains! To survive they used knives,scrapers,and spear points. They additionally buried their dead and existed with early modern humans,they also hunted in groups.These skills are important because they might lead to new discoveries for Homo Sapiens Neandrathals. -
Homo Sapiens Sapiens "doubly wise man"
These species known as early modern human lived around 35,000 to 12,000 B.C. Equally important, they lived in africa but migrated all around the world, they were about 5ft-6ft tall. They also had high rounded skulls, large brains, small teeth, and slender bones. They made and used stones for engraving and sculpting, needles for sewing, and earth and stone for shelter. They were capable of creating better survival tools. This is all important because the skills made scientific marks in history.
