Primates
Hominidae
Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Neanderthals
Modern humans
Primates
- Primate
- Hominidae: Gorilla 15MYA, brain 300 and 350 cm3
- Lucy & the Australopithecus (3.5 MYA), evidence of full-time bipedalism, Africa, one of the earliest hominins, brain 400 to 550 cm3
- Homo habilis, stone tool technology, 2.5 to 2.0 Ma, outside Africa
- Homo erectus, 1.9-0.5 Ma, first known species to develop control of fire, by about 1.5 Ma., brain 1,100 cm3
- Neanderthals, H. sapiens, 300–130 ka, brain 1300 – 1,600 cm3
- Behavioral modernity, “great leap forward” theory, 80-50 KYA, cumulative cultural adaptation, social norms, language, and extensive help and cooperation beyond close kin. … abstract thinking, planning depth, symbolic behavior (e.g., art, ornamentation), music and dance
Hominidae
Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Neanderthals
Modern humans
Hominidae: Gorillas
15 million years ago
Lucy & the Australopithecus
3.5 million years ago
Homo habilis, stone tool technology
2.5 – 2.0 million years ago
Neanderthals – H. Sapiens
300–130,000 years ago
