Hominid Species
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- Homo sapien location
- Africa, Asian, Europe, Australia, North America
- Homo erectus cranial capacity
- 900-1225 cc
- A. africanus cranial capacity
- 400-600 cc
- A. aferensis location
- Eastern Africa
- Homo habilis bipedalism
- full biped, increased leg length, decreased arm length, shorter in stature
- A. aferensis dates
- 4-3 million years
- Homo erectus culture
- Acheulian tools: hand axe culture, large game hunting, suggestion of communication, first to use fire, but not to make
- A. boisei dates
- 2.5-1 million years
- Homo sapien dentition
- parabolic jaw
- Homo habilis culture
- Olduwan pebble culture
- A. africanus location
- Southern & Eastern Africa
- A. robustus bipedalism
- human like bipedalism, smaller in stature
- Homo sapien culture
- Art & Symbolism, first to intentionally bury dead, produced fire, use of language
- Homo erectus dates
- Africa: 1.6-400,000 Asia: 1.5-200,000 Europe: 800,000-200,00
- A. robustus culture
- osteodontokeratic
- A. aferensis bipedalism
- fully bipedal, but arms longer that legs with a divergent big toe
- A. aferensis dentition
- rounded dental arcade, 1/3 have large canine with diastema and simian shelf present
- Homo sapien dates
- Africa: 400,000 Asia: 200,000 Europe: 200,000 Australia: 60,000 North America: 27,000
- A. aferensis culture
- osteodontokeratic
- A. boisei culture
- osteodontokeratic
- A. africanus dentition
- no large canine, no diastema, simian shelf present, V-shaped jaw
- Homo sapien bipedalism
- fully bipedal, back problems, flat feet
- A. boisei location
- Eastern Africa
- A. africanus culture
- osteodontokeratic, Raymond Dart postulated for this culture
- A. africanus dates
- 3-2 million years
- Homo sapien cranial capacity
- 1250-1400 cc
- Homo erectus dentition
- parabolic jaw, simian shelf present
- Homo erectus bipedalism
- full bipedalism, Turkana boy
- Homo habilis cranial capacity
- 800 cc
- A. boisei dentition
- Huge jaw, small incisors & canines, large molars & premolars, parabolic dental arcade, simian shelf present, sagittal crest, no diastema
- A. boisei cranial capacity
- 510 cc
- A. robustus dentition
- Huge jaw, small incisors & canines, large molars & premolars, parabolic dental arcade, simian shelf present, sagittal crest, no diastema
- Homo habilis location
- Eastern Africa
- A. robustus location
- South Africa
- A. boisei bipedalism
- human like bipedalism, smaller in stature
- Homo habilis dentition
- Short molars, small canines, simian shelf present, parabolic dental arcade
- A. africanus bipedalism
- fully bipedal, pelvis smaller & upright, parallel toes, developed arch in foot
- Homo erectus location
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- A. robustus cranial capacity
- 510 cc
- Homo habilis dates
- 2.5-1.5 million years
- A. aferensis cranial capacity
- 375-425 cc
- A. robustus dates
- 2.5-1 million years