1 / 21

Evolutionary Tree

Evolutionary Tree. Ramapithecus (14 m.y.a.). Oldest of Mans’ ancestors? Tooth pattern like man. Ardipithecus Ramidus (4.4 m.y.a.). Nicknamed “Ardi” Shows traits of both apes and Australopithecines. Australopithecus Afarensis (3.5 m.y.a.). Most well know example of an Australopithecine

faye
Download Presentation

Evolutionary Tree

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Evolutionary Tree

  2. Ramapithecus (14 m.y.a.) • Oldest of Mans’ ancestors? • Tooth pattern like man

  3. Ardipithecus Ramidus(4.4 m.y.a.) • Nicknamed “Ardi” • Shows traits of both apes and Australopithecines

  4. Australopithecus Afarensis(3.5 m.y.a.) • Most well know example of an Australopithecine • “Lucy” is the most complete ever found

  5. Australopithecus Africanus(2.5 m.y.a.) • Walked mostly on ________________ feet • 3.5 to 4 feet tall • 60 to 90 _________________________

  6. Homo __________________ (2 m.y.a.) • “Man with ____________________ • Larger ________________ capacity than previous ancestors • Made and used ________________

  7. __________ Erectus (_____ m.y.a.) • “Man who walks ____________” • Had “modern limbs” • Lived in social ____________and used _________________

  8. Homo Antecessor (800,000 y.a.) • “________________ Forebearer” • Possibly the “_________________________”

  9. Homo ___________ (.3 m.y.a.) • “Man who __________________________” • Divided into 2 categories • _______________________________________ • _______________________________________

  10. Which one are we?

  11. Homo Sapien ___________________ • “Man who thinks ______________ as much”

  12. Scientific Classification Kingdom: ________________________ Phylum: Chordata Class: ________________________ Order: Primate Family: ________________________ ___________: Homo Species: Sapiens

  13. Human Lineage • http://www.becominghuman.org/node/human-lineage-through-time

  14. Hominids • http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/species.html

More Related