African Fossil Record

Question 0

Homo habilis

Answer 0

Found in Tanzania(1986,olduvai gorge) and lake Turkana,Kenya (2.5 to 1.5 million years ago)

• looked like modern humans
• used choppers and flake tools
• had expanded brain capacity which allowed for more coordination and sophistication

Question 1

A afarensis and africanus

Answer 1

Dated 4.3 to 2.3 million years ago
Found in 1974 in Ethiopia
One of the earliest human ancestors

Question 2

Homo Erectus

Answer 2

Originated in Africa and then migrated to various areas in Europe(1.8 million to 143,000 years ago)

-had a human like physique
1/3 cranial capacity
-intelligent and controlled environment through use of tools

Question 3

S tchadensis

Answer 3

Discovered in 2001 in Chad
Dated 7 million years ago
Probably humanities oldest ancestor
Lived during time of human/chimpanzee divergence

Question 4

A anamensis

Answer 4

4.2 million years ago

Kenya(Turkana 1965)and Ethiopia