ANTH 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Orrorin, Homo Habilis, Homo Rudolfensis
7 Feb 2017
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Hominini evolution defining trait of hominini is bipedalism: sahelanthorpus chadensis 7-6 mya, orrorin tugenensis 6. 2-5. 8 mya, ardipithecus, all australopithecenes a. afarensis is generally included in our family tree, as is africanus. Homo: homo habilis 2-1. 5 mya the earliest in our genus, homo habilis was found in association with tools, homo rudolfensis, homo erectus 2 mya-200,000 bp aka homo ergaster first group to migrate out of africa. They had large brow ridge, prognathism, no chin, nuchal torus, sagittal keel. From the neck down homo erectus" body is modern, the changes that take place are in the skull. H erectus is associated with acheulian tools. About a million and a half years ago they migrated out of africa. Terra amata, france 300,000 bp: archaic sapiens 300,000-200,000 bp. Homo heidelbergensis 800,000-200,000 an example of those that are grouped under archaic sapiens. Earlier ones used acheulian tools and later ones used mousterian. Short, stocky, powerful, barrel-chested build: neanderthals from elsewhere (africa, iraq, israel)
