Sequence of Human Evolution Flashcards
1
Q
What order do humans belong to?
A
- the order primates
2
Q
What two super families are primates divided into?`
A
- prosimians
- hominoidea
3
Q
Which family do humans belong to?
A
- hominoidea
4
Q
Which family came from the hominoidea family?
A
- hominidae
5
Q
Which subfamilies came from the hominidae family?
A
- homininae
- ponginae
6
Q
What tribes came from the division of homininae?
A
- gorillini
- hominini
7
Q
Which tribe do humans belong to?
A
- hominini
8
Q
What does genetic analysis combined with fossil evidence indicate about the hominidae family?
A
- hominidae family split (speciated) into the subfamilies
- homininae and ponginae
- about 15 million years ago
9
Q
What does genetic analysis combined with fossil evidence indicate about the homininae subfamily?
A
- homininae subfamily split into two tribes
- hominini and gorillini
- about 7,5 million years ago
10
Q
What does genetic analysis combined with fossil evidence indicate about the hominini tribe?
A
- hominini tribe split into the genera
- Homo, australopithecines and Pan
- about 6 million years ago
