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1
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6 mya

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Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Orrorin tugenesis

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Toros-Menalla, Chad

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Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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Michael Brunet

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Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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4
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350 cc

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Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus (300-350)
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5
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East Africa

Tugen Hills, Kenya

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Orrorin tugenesis

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6
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Andrew Hill and Brigitte Senut

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Orrorin tugenesis

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7
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only post cranial bones found

humerus and finger bone retain evidence of aboreal adaptations

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Orrorin tugenesis

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8
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East Africa

Aramis

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Ardipithecus ramidus

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9
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5.8-4.4 mya

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Ardipithecus ramidus

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10
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Tim White

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Ardipithecus ramidus

Australopithecus garhi

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11
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inhabited forests, probably not a biped

IF BIPED it would falsify the hypothesis that bipeds origionated on the savanna

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Ardipithecus ramidus

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12
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East Africa

Kanapoi, Allia Bay

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Australopithecus anamensis

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13
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4.2-3.8 mya

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Australopithecus anamensis

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14
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Mary Leakey and Alan Walker

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Australopithecus anamensis

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15
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400 cc

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Australopithecus anamensis

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16
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East Africa

Hadar, Laetoli

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Australopithecus afarensis

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17
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3.6-3.0 mya (K/Ar)

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Australopithecus afarensis

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18
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420 cc

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Australopitecus afarensis

Australopithecus sediba

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19
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Tim White and Don Johanson

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Australopitecus afarensis

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20
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VERY seuxal dimorphic

long limbs

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Australopithecus afarensis

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21
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mosaic evolution

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not all features evolve at the same time

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22
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East Africa

West Turkana, Kenya

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Paranthropus aethiopicus

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23
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Alan Walker

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paranthropus aethiopicus

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24
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2.5 mya

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Paranthropus aethiopicus

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25
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410 cc

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paranthropus aethiopicus

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26
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East Africa (first early human found in EA)
Olduvai Gorge, Koobi
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Paranthropus boisei

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27
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2-1 mya

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Paranthropus boisei

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28
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520 cc

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paranthropus boisei

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29
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Mary, Louis and Richard Leakey

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Paranthropus boisei

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30
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sagittal crest, dish shaped face

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paranthropus boisei

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31
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post-canine megadontia

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molarization of pre-molars and reduction of incisors

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32
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South Africa

Swartkrans & Kromdraii

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Paranthropus robustus

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33
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2-1.5 mya

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Paranthropus robustus

34
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450 cc

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Paranthropus robustus

Australopithecus garhi

35
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South Africa

Taung, Sterkfontein, Makapansgat

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Australopithecus africanus

36
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2.5-2 mya

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Australopithecus africanus

37
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Raymond Dart

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Australopithecus africanus

38
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440 cc

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Australopithecus africanus

39
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first australopith discovered

first evidence of bipedalism in australopith

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australopithecus africanus

40
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East Africa

Bouri

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Australopithecus garhi

41
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2.5 mya (Ar/Ar)

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Australopithecus garhi

42
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earliest evidence of tools associated with a hominin species

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Australopithecus garhi

Oldowan

43
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South Africa

Malapa Cave

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Australopithecus sediba

44
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1.98 mya

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Australopithecus sediba

45
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Lee Berger

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Australopithecus sediba

46
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(comparatively) less robust, smaller teeth

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Australopithecus sediba

47
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East Africa

East Lake Turkana, Olduvai

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Homo Habilis

48
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1.85-1.4 mya

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Homo habilis

49
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Mary and Louis Leakey

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Homo habilis

50
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631 cc

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Homo habilis

51
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Africa, Western Asia

Nariokotome (West Turkana Lake), East Turkana, Olduvai Gorge, Swartkrans, Dmanisi

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Early Homo erectus

52
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1.8-1.4 mya

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Early Homo erectus

53
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546-950 cc

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Early homo erectus

54
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first to move out of Africa

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early homo erectus

55
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Nariokotome Boy- most complete premodern skeleton

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early homo erectus

56
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first evidence of modern limb proportions

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early homo erectus

57
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Eastern Asia

Zhoukoudian, Trinil, Sangiran, Ngandong

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Later Homo erectus

58
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1.6-130,000

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later homo erectus

59
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750-1250 cc

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later homo erectus

60
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first erectus fossils found

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1891 Eugene Dubois

Java (Trinil)

61
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Liang Bua Cave on Flores

Southeast Asia

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Homo floreiensis

62
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100 kya- 18 kya

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homo floreiensis

63
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417 cc

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homo floreiensis

64
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associated with island dwarfing

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homo floreiensis

65
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island dwarfing

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big things get smaller and small things get bigger

66
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associated with Paleolithic stone tools

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homo floreiensis

67
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Africa (Broken Hill, Bodo, Omo)
Europe (Arago, Atapuerca- Sima de los Huesos, Petralona, Schoeningen, Steinheim Swanscombe)
Asia (Dali)

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Homo heidelbergensis

68
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600-130 kya

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homo heidelbergensis

69
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950-1390 cc

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homo heilderbergensis

70
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Oldowan (asia)
Acheulean
Mousterian (Europe)

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homo heidelbergensis

71
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first definite use of fire

semi permanent shelter

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homo heidelbergensis

72
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• Europe (La Chapelle, La Ferrassie, Feldhofer, La Quina, Gibraltar, Saint Cesaire, Krappina, Vindija), SW Asia (Amunns, Kebara, Shanidar), Siberia (Denisova Cave)

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Neanderthals

73
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130-28 kya

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Neanderthals

74
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1520 cc

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Neanderthals

75
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occipital bun, low forehead, retromolar space, larger nasal aperture (cold), arching brow ridges

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Neanderthals

76
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possible language capability

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neanderthals

77
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Earliest sites in Middle East (Qafzeh, Skhul) and Africa (Omo-Kibish, Herto, Border Cave, Klasies River Mouth? Kent’s Cavern, Oase, Cro-Magnon, Australia (Lake Mungo, Kow Swamp) China (Upper Cave Zhoukoudian, Tianyuan Cave)

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Homo sapiens

78
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195 kya to present

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homo sapiens

79
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upper paleolithic tools

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homo sapiens

80
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1349 cc

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homo sapiens

81
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first chins

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homo sapiens

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