ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Homo Habilis, Australopithecus Afarensis, Ardipithecus
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Weekly quiz 5 questions, 2. 5 marks in total. Topic 1: human origins continued based on chapter 2. **memorize chart that is from the slide on the lecture. Laetoli (where footprints were found in volcanic ash( Sahelanthropus tchadensis is date for 6 to 7 million years ago, it is interpreted as a bipedal primate. Ardipithecus ramidus is dated for 4. 5 to 4. 3 million years ago, Australopithecus dates between 4 to 1 million years ago, 2 types of these fossils: gracile lighter boned which includes the a. anamensis, a. afarensis (ex - lucy), and a. africanus (south african), and a. garhi. Robust: this includes the a. robustus and a. boisei: garhi dates to 2. 5 million years ago, it is a gracile type. Hominid, and has a cranial capacity of 450 cc, they were quite possibly known as the 1st tool users. Homo habilis used tools, hablis means handyman , dates back to.
