6 stages of human Flashcards

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These were believed to be the ancestor of both Man and apes

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Dryopithecus

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They lived in an open grasslands, two pieces of their evidence confirm their hominid status

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Ramapithecus

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This was first discovered in 1924 in South Africa, believed to thrived on a ground, used stones as a weapons and walked erect, they were 4 feet tall and weighed 60-80 pounds

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Australopithecus

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4
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The first fossil of this was found in Java in 1891 and were named as Pithecantropus Erectus, they believed that this was the missing LINK between the Man and apes

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Homo Erectus

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5
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There were 2 sub species of this that had been identified during evolution

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Homo Sapiens/Neanderthalensis

sub species: Homo Sapiens Neanderthal & Homo Sapiens Sapiens

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6
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The fossil of this species were first discovered in Europe and were named Cro-magnon

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Homo Sapiens Sapiens

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