Hominid

these features become so prominent? Approximately 6-7million years ago, the hominid lineage began to separate from the other ape species. Tracing the evolutionary history through fossil evidence explains how early hominids evolved to become today’s most prolific primate species. The goal of this paper is to discuss the physical characteristics that indicate the evolution of bipedalism and large brain size in the hominid line. To achieve this I will address the anatomical differences between…

The trail is 27m long trail and contains 70 footprints of two hominids (there is some speculation that a third hominid was also present). The prints were too small to be that of an ape or harbour any similarity to any other animal. The imprints showcase that the large toes of the footprint were close to each other, whereas apes have toes that are diverged. The gait of these fossils is extremely similar to that of a modern day human, where the pattern followed feet first followed by the toes,…

Top Events End of the Ice Age: 16,000-10,000 years ago The end of the Ice Age(the melting of the ice caps) brought on new plants and animals that increased the human population. Started the Agriculture Revolution which led to the civilizations of hominids Neolithic Revolution: 12,000 years ago Farming and domestication of animals. The farming and domestication of animals allowed people to settle down and create things such as civilizations, technological advances, and metallurgy. Emergence…

No two snowflakes are perfectly the same. The same concept applies to hominids. Homo Sapiens and Homo Erectus were different but still had some of the same features. Yet, there was something about them that made them unique in their own way. Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens are close relatives despite this they are very different. Moreover, Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens differed, but were also similar; this affected their behavior and lifestyle. During prehistoric times Homo Erectus and Homo…

I support the Savannah Hypothesis, which states that early hominids lived in small forests surrounding savannahs because it is the most reasonable hypothesis. Scientists use fossils to determine where early hominids lived, as proven in this quote. “ Australopithecus anamensis has been found at Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya, in association with another type of mosaic – an open savanna with low trees and shrubs, but with both grasslands and gallery forests nearby.” (1) This piece of evidence can…

The article I choose is the Fossil Humankind and Other Anthropoid Primates of China. Many fossils have been discovered in more than 70 sites of China, so the author wants to explore whether some nonhuman anthropoid primates of China are the direct ancestors of human beings. Besides, the author wants to verify the hypothesis that the human evolution in China is consecutive with hybridization. In my opinion, the research method in this article is mainly based on opinions, in which the author…

In 1735, Carolus Linnaeus, proposed a system of classification for all plants and animals in his book Systema Naturae, and used his system to give us the name of Homo sapiens which literally means wise man. In this system, each genus could have many different species, and each genus is part of larger categories of living things. In Linnaeus’s system, he categories homo as our genus, but we are also a part of the primate order, which is a category much larger than our own genus. Linnaeus…

It is clear at this point that early hominids actively hunted early in their emergence and hunting has altered the way in which social interactions developed. The hunting hypothesis became widely supported to explain the origin of bipedalism or to interpret early human adaptation to savannas and the early archaeological record. Apparent confirmation of the hunting hypothesis came with archaeological evidence demonstrating that predation had always been a part of human society. Though with that…

The Australopithecus anamensis was one of the early human ancestors who lived approximately 4.2 to 3.9 million years ago. This hominid was found on the Eastern of Africa, such as the Middle Awash in northern Ethiopia and in Lake Turkana in Kenya. The word Australopithecus is the genus name, and it literally means ‘Southern Ape’ (coming from the Latin word ‘australo’ = ‘southern’ and a Greek word ‘pithecus’ = ‘ape’). The word anamensis comes from the word ‘anam’ (meaning ‘lake’ in the Turkana…

survived through the challenges during Prehistory? What did hominids used environment to survive teaches us about? During Prehistory time, the way Homo erectus and Homo sapiens survived is similar and different but teaches us about how both used the environment to survive. Survival were necessary to our ancestors because survival is to remain alive. Survival has changed the level of the weapons that Hominids used. It also changed clothes that Hominids wear. Survival included a lot of thing, some…