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Hominids |
Prehistoric people who walked up right and developed the opposable thumb |
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Australopithecines |
The earliest type of hominid from 4 million to 1 million B.C. The first to walk up right and have the opposable thumb |
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Homo Habilis |
A type of hominid that developed after the Australopithecines from 2.5 million to 1.5 million B.C. Nicknamed "Man of Skill" |
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Homo Erectus |
A type of hominid that developed after homo Habilis from 1.6 million to 30,000 B.c. Nicknames "upright man" |
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Neanderthal |
A type of hominid that developed after homo erectus from 200,000 B.C. to 30,000 B.C. Nicknamed "caveman" |
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Cro-Magnon |
A type of hominid developed after the Neanderthal from 40,000 to 8,000 B.C Looked identical to modern day humans |
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Stone Age |
The earliest period of human existence in which hominids lived and made achievements such as inventions tools mastery over fire and the development of a spoken language |
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Paleolithic Period |
The "Old Stone Age" 2.5 million to 8,000 B.C. |
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Neolithic Period |
The "New stone Age" 8,000 to 3,000 B.C. |
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Lucy |
Early hominid fossil discovered in Africa that dated back to 3.5 million years ago and named after a famous Beatles song. |
