the hominids. ardipithecus ramidus 5.8-4.4 mya distribution: ethiopia very similar to chimps ...
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THE HOMINIDS
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Ardipithecus ramidus
5.8-4.4 Mya Distribution: Ethiopia Very similar to chimps Molar are apelike: Canines are more
hominid-like Bipedalism- maybe
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Australopithecus afarensis
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Australopithecus afarensis
3.9 – 2.9 Mya Climate changing. Antarctic ice cap
advance 5 Mya Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania Cranial capacity: 380 – 450 cm3
Height: 1.07m Bipedal (footprints 3.6 Mya old) /climber U-shaped dental arcade but reduced
canines Arboreal / terrestrial herbivore
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Lucy
Lucy is the most complete skeleton of an early hominid. Found in Hadar, Ethiopia (1974).
Australopithecus afarensis Found in many areas of East Africa. 4.0 – 3.0 mya.
Lucy was a small-brained biped. Small brain 380 – 500 cc Lucy was 3’6” tall 50 lb Dates to 3.2 mya
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Australopithecus africanus
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Australopithecus africanus
3 – 2.25 Mya Cooling of climate reduced rainfall Further advance of Antarctic ice Appearance of Arctic ice 2.4Mya Development of scrubland and
savannah Forest cover retreats
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Australopithecus africanus
Distribution: Southern and Eastern Africa Cranial capacity: 500 cm3
(Chimp = 400cm3) Bipedal 20 – 35 kg Rounder skull Parabolic dental arcade Longevity: 40 years maximum Scavenger of bone marrow/brain cases Used simple tools
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Homo habilis - the handy man
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Homo habilis
2.6 -1.4 Mya E. Africa Scavenging significant part of the
diet Cranial capacity: 600 – 800 cm3
Height: 1.20 – 1.35m Simple fashioned tools – choppers
(Oldowan culture)
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Homo erectus – the upright man
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Homo erectus
1.8 to 0.5 Mya 0.9 Mya beginning of the Pleistocene
ice age Oscillations between cold and warm
periods Spread out of Africa (1.6Ma)
throughout the old world Scavenging to hunting Use of a home base
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Homo erectus Cranial capacity: 850 – 1100 cm3
(H. sapiens = 1350 cm3) Use of fire Height 1.55 to 1.8m Extended childhood 1st molar at 4.6 years old (H. sapiens =
5.9y) Greater longevity 52 years Speech? (Brain says: yes; spine says: no) Improved tools: Hand axes
(Acheulian culture)
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Homo neanderthalensis
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Homo neanderthalensis
250 000 to 28 000 years ago Europe, Middle East, into Central Asia Evolved from H. erectus populations
perhaps via H. heidelbergensis, then became extinct
Adapted to the ice-age conditions of temperate zone
Large nose may have warmed cold air The enigma of its extinction is not
explained
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Homo neanderthalensis
Cranial capacity: 1400 cm3 (H. sapiens = 1350 cm3)
Brow ridge, long low skull Height: 1.67m Stocky build Improved sophisticated tools
(Mousterian culture) Sometimes buried their dead Made simple jewelry
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Homo sapiens
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Homo sapiens
From 150 000 years ago to present Originating in Southern Africa then went
worldwide Reached Europe about 50 000 years ago Cooling of the climate during the last
glacial period from about 50 000a led to their predominance over other species (e.g. H. neanderthalensis)
Omnivore Alters environment Domestication of species, farming
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Homo sapiens
Cranial capacity: 1350 cm3 (range 1000 to 2000 cm3)
20% of the body’s energy consumption for 5% of body mass
Speech Art Extensive tool kit including new materials
(bone, ivory, antler) Symbolic thought 1st molar tooth 5.9 years old Longevity 66 years
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Many Species coexisted
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THE CHANGING TREES OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
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1960 Up the ladder The idea that one
species smoothly evolves from one into another is regarded today as an oversimplification
Unfortunately it is a very persistent view that continually resurfaces in cartoons
Public Domain Images
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Up the ladder
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
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1970 Branching out
The 1960s and 1970s were a fertile period for fossil hunting in Africa
The idea developed that more than one hominid species existed at the same time developed
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Australopithecus africanus
A. robustus
A. boisei
Australopithecus afarensis “Lucy”
Added 1974
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1991 Changing status
As more specimens were found a clearer idea developed of the relationships between them
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
A. africanusA. robustus
A. boisei
Australopithecus afarensis
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2001 From a tree to a bush
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1 Ma
2 Ma
3 Ma
4 Ma
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
A. africanus
P. robustusParanthropus boisei
Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus anemensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
P. aethiopicus
Homo rudolfensis
H. ergaster
H. heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
A. garhi?
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2003 DEEPER ROOTS
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1 Ma
2 Ma
3 Ma
4 Ma
5 Ma
6 Ma
7 Ma
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
A. africanus
Paranthropus robustusParanthropus.
boisei
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus anemensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
P. aethiopicus
Homo rudolfensis
H. ergaster
H. heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
A. garhi
Orrorin tugensis
Gorilla gorilla
Sahelanthropus tchadensis“Toumai”
Pan trogolodites
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Why does it keep changing?
New Fossils Better understanding of Evolution of
other species
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How many more?
An estimated number of 16 hominid species is thought to have existed
This is based on the evolutionary patterns of other primates
Our family tree is similar to other species
Periods of radiation Separated by periods of extinction
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Why is our record so incomplete?
Fossils must be easily accessible Must be preserved well enough to
be identified Must be politically or legally
accessible
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GENETIC VERSES CULTURAL EVOLUTION
Mousterian tools Jonzac, France
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Comparison
GENETIC CULTURAL
The product of natural selection
The product of learning. the transmission of acquired behaviour characteristics
Darwinian Lamarkian
Innate not modified during the organism’s life time
Learned during the life time
Passed on through hereditary information
Passed on to kin (family), social group, population, within a generation and between generations
Slow change Fast change
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The relative importance of genetic and cultural evolution for humans
Not limited to humans examples found amongst birds and non-human primates
Genetic evolution determines features such as basic anatomy e.g. maximum cranial capacity that in turn will determine “intelligence”
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Hominid cultures are associated with particular tools
Homo habilis Oldowan culture
Simple choppers, scrapers and flakes
Homo erectusAcheulian culture
Hand axes, cleaver and pick added to the tool box
Homo neanderthalensis Mousterian culture
Large flakes of uniform size produced from a core; these were then trimmed to the desired tool
Homo sapiens Soultrian culture
Delicate blades formed, knives, burins (for drilling); other materials added (bone, antler, and ivory). Some tools now ceremonial
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This implies genetic evolution had to precede cultural evolution
Development of cultural innovation sometimes occurs a long time after the species evolves genetically
But when it happens it spreads quickly
Observed evolution of cultures
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Example
Homo sapiens evolved a large cranial capacity and modern brain structure 150,000 years ago
Signs of symbolic thought processes in sculpture, wall paintings and adornments do not appear until 35,000 years ago
A fundamental change is thought to have occurred about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago
But is this an artefact of preservation?
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Trends in Human Evolution
Anatomical Feature
Ape-like form Human-like form
Position of foramen magnum
Towards back of skull
Towards the base of the skull
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Foramen Magnum
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Trends in Human Evolution
Anatomical Feature
Ape-like form Human-like form
Position of foramen magnum
Towards back of skull
Towards the base of the skull
Cranial capacity Small Large
Canine teeth Long and sharp Short and dull
Molars Long and narrow Short and wide
Brow ridge Protruding Flat
Face below brow Protruding Flat
Jaw Tall and thick Small and thin
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Changes in brain size and diet
Larger brain= more energy required More meat in diet
More meat= more hunting More hunting= more complex tools
and more complex social structure So: Increasing brain size led to
increase of meat in diet
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Cooking
Cooking food releases more nutrients to be absorbed
Came later with discovery of fire Large brain size is needed
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Are humans primates?
Yes 1. Opposable thumbs= fine motor
skills 2. Shoulders with full range of
motion= greater mobility 3. Forward facing eyes=
stereoscopic vision and depth perception