Human Evolution Flashcards
Fossils of the first humans were found where?
forests of Tanzania
Early humans may have lived how many years ago
5 to 2 million years ago
Is a name given to the ancestral group of monkeys and humans
Homonids
2 major groups of homonids
Australopithecus and Homo
Australopithecus means?
Southern Ape
Homo means?
Human
Lived 4 million years ago. It stands upright, walks on 2 legs, has a small brain compared to modern humans.
Australopithecus
It lives in the forest and only eats fruits, leaves, and whatever else can be seen around
Australopithecus
the most complete remains of australopithecus discovered by Donald Johnson in Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974.
Australopithecus Afarensis/Lucy
Who discovered Lucy
Donald Johnson
When and where did Johnson discover Lucy
Hadar, Ethiopia, 1974
handy man or skilled man. Lived in Africa about 1.9 to 1.6 million years ago. The couple, Louis and Mary Leakey, discovered the first remains of this in 1960 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Homo Habilis
Meaning of homo habilis
Handy man/skilled man
Who discovered the first remains of Homo habilis
Louis and Mary Leakey
When and where did the Leakey couple discover the remains of Homo habilis
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania in 1960
People who stand and walk upright. Lived from 1.8 ot 300,000 years ago. It is said to be the first hominid to travel out of Africa, discover fire, and initiate clothing
Homo Erectus
The Dutch Eugene Dabois discovered the first remains of Homo erectus on the island of Java, Indonesia in 1891. What do we call this homo erectus?
Java man
Who discovered java man
eugene dabois
Means, “thinking person”. It is estimated to have lived 400,000 to 30,000 years ago. It has a large brain, smaller teeth compared to Homo Erectus.
Homo Sapiens
Is able to adapt to the type of weather in the area where he lives and knows how to use fire
Homo sapiens
Found in Neander, Germany. It lived during a time when much of Europe was covered in ice, which is probably why it has thick body hair and is muscular
Neanderthal Man
Found in the Dordogne region in the southwestern part of France, about six feet high. It uses great hunting tools and is capable of rinse a painting in caves
Cro-magnon man
The remains of the cro-magnon man was found where?
Dordogne region in the southwestern part of france
Between 1962 and 1966, archaeologist Dr. Robert B. Fox discovered the upper skull cap and jaw of a Homo Sapiens where?
Tabon Cave, Palawan.
It lived 22,000 to 24,000 years ago
Tabon Man
Possesses the character of a modern man. From Africa, it spread to Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia
Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
Its most important feature is that it has a large brain that is almost 3x the size of a gorilla
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
