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Ardipithecus Ramidus
Lived
4.4 million years ago
In eastern africa
How
Discovered
1992-1994
They were found by a team lead by an american
paleoanthropologist, Tim White.
Middle Awash area between Ethiopia
Features
Unknown
smaller diamond-shaped canines and some evidence of upright walking
Female: Height- 3 ft 11 in Weight- 110 lbs
Male: They said that they are not much
bigger then the female
Evolutionary tree info
Descendent of: Ardipithecus
Unknown
Unknown
Kate Wright
Australopithecus africanus
Lived
3.3 to 2.1 million years ago
Southern Africa
How
Discovered
1942
Prof. Raymond Dart
the first in Africa
Early fossil humans
Features
It has long arms, strongly sloping face, pronounced jaw, which are all ape-like features.
It can walk bipedally, has a larger cranium along with a larger brain and smaller teeth.
Males: average 4 ft 6 in // average 90 lbs ; Females: average 3 ft 9 in // average 66 lb
Evolutionary tree info
Ancestor to Paranthropus boisei
Co-existance? Australopithecus afarensis
Descendent of the genus homo.
Katie Vering
Paranthropus boisei
Lived
2.3 million to 1.2 million years ago
Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi)
not listed
Discovered
1959
Mary Leakey
not listed
early human fossils
Features
big teeth and strong chewing muscles, which attached to the large crest on the skull
Bipedal
Males: average 4 ft 6 in; Females: average 4 ft 1 in. Males: average 108 lbs; Females: average 75 lbs
Evolutionary Tree Info
Descendant of
eventually humans
H. erectus specimen
H. erectus specimen
Carlie Robbins
Homo habilis
Lived
2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago
Eastern and Southern Africa
Unknown
Discovered
1960
A team lead by Louis and Mary Leakey
At Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
Unknown
Features
Long arms and a moderately-prognathic face
Slightly larger braincase and smaller face and teeth
Height: (average) 3 ft. 5 in. Weight: (average) 70 lbs.
Evolutionary tree info
Unknown
Eventually humans
Unknown
Ashley Schultz
Homo erectus
Lived
Between about 1.89 million and 143,000 million years ago.
Northern, Eastern, and Southern Africa; Western Asia, and East Asia (China and Indonesia)
Not listed
Discovered
1891
Eugène Dubois, a Dutch surgeon
Indonesia
Famous Fossils
Features
Teeth
Longer legs, shorter arms compared to torso
Height: from 4 ft 9 in - 6 ft 1 in; Weight: from 88 - 150 lbs
Evolutionary tree info
Not listed
Eventually humans
Not listed
Ashley Schultz
Homo neanderthalensis
Lived
200,000 - 40,000 years ago
Europe and southwestern to central Asia
not listed
Discovered
1829
William King
Germany
first human like fossils
Features
oval shaped skull with a low, receding forehead and distinct browridges, the thick, strong bones
Tall, lean bodies
Males: average 5 ft 5 in ; Females: average 5 ft 1 in Males: average 143 lbs ; Females: average 119 lbs
Evolutionary tree info
not listed.
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
Carlie Robbins
Homo sapiens
Lived
Present
Everywhere
Eat food
Discovered
200,000 years ago
N/A
Everywhere
Features
No
All
Not found
Evolutionary tree info
Not found
Apes
Not found
Kate Wright