Evolutionary Tree
Ramapithecus (14 m.y.a.)
• Oldest of Mans’ ancestors?• Tooth pattern like man
Ardipithecus Ramidus(4.4 m.y.a.)
• Nicknamed “Ardi”
• Shows traits of both apes and Australopithecines
Australopithecus Afarensis(3.5 m.y.a.)
• Most well know example of an Australopithecine• “Lucy” is the most complete ever
found
Australopithecus Africanus(2.5 m.y.a.)
• Walked mostly on ________________ feet• 3.5 to 4 feet tall• 60 to 90 _________________________
Homo __________________ (2 m.y.a.)
• “Man with ____________________
• Larger ________________ capacity than previous ancestors
• Made and used ________________
__________ Erectus (_____ m.y.a.)
• “Man who walks ____________”
• Had “modern limbs”
• Lived in social ____________and used _________________
Homo Antecessor (800,000 y.a.)
• “________________ Forebearer”
• Possibly the “_________________________”
Homo ___________ (.3 m.y.a.)
• “Man who __________________________”
• Divided into 2 categories
– _______________________________________
– _______________________________________
Which one are we?
Homo Sapien ___________________
• “Man who thinks ______________ as much”
Scientific ClassificationKingdom: ________________________Phylum: ChordataClass: ________________________Order: PrimateFamily: ___________________________________: HomoSpecies: Sapiens
Human Lineage
• http://www.becominghuman.org/node/human-lineage-through-time
Hominids
• http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/species.html
