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Hominids |
Prehistoric people who walked upright 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 upright and have the opposable thumb |
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Homo Habills |
Type of hominid that developed after the australopithecines from 2.5 million to 1.5 million B.C. Nick name ''Man of skill'' |
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Homo Erectus |
A type of hominid that developed after homo Habils from 1.6 million to 30,000 B.C. Nick Named "Upright man" |
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Neanderthal |
Type of hominid that developed after homo Erectus from 200,000 B.C. to 30,000 B.C. Nick named "Caveman" |
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Cro-Magnon |
A type of hominid that 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 of tools, mastery over fire, and the development of a spoken language. |
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The Paleolithic Age |
The "Old Stone Age" 2.5 million to 8,000 B.C. |
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The Neolithic Age |
The "New Stone Age" 8,000 to 3,000 B.C. |
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Lucy |
Early hominid fossil discovered in African that dated back to 3.5 million years ago and named after a famous Beatles song. |