origin and evolution of man Flashcards
primates that lived 15mya?
how they were?
more man like?
more ape like?
dryopithecus and ramapithecus
hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees
ramapithecus
dryopithecus
man like fossils found in?
what these fossils revealed
ethiopia and tanzania
3-4mya man like primates walked in east africa
australopithecines
2mya,east african,hunted with stone weapons and ate fruit
first human being like hominid
Homo habilis
brain capacities of
i) Homo habilis
ii)Homo erectus
iii)Neandertheal man
i) 650-800cc
ii)900cc
iii)1400cc
agriculture came around
10 thousand ya
when did homo sapiens appeared
75,000-10,000 ya
homo habilis
brain capacity-650-800cc
did not eat meat
homo erectus
brain capacity-900cc
ate meat
neanderthal
brain capacity-1400cc
used hides to protect their body
buried their dead
common ancestor or man and ape
dryopithecus ramapithecus