Ardipithicus Ramidus

Around 3 feet 11 inces tall. lived 4.6 million years ago. About 110 pounds. Found in Ethiopia. have very small brains. unearthed in 1994. First one was nicknamed artie. could not run for long distances.

Homo Neanderthals

differ from human DNA by .12%. they made stone tools. their cranium capacity is 1600cm. males stood 164 - 168 cm tall. females stood 152 - 156 cm tall. buried their dead. went extinct 45 - 40 thousand years ago. evolved from homo Erectus. lived 300,00 years ago to 30,000 years ago. larger brains than homo sapiens. likely could speak. Had Jewelry. lived from Europe to central Asia. evidence suggests that they interbred with humans. carnivores.

Australopithecus Afarensis

longest lived and best known human species. 3oo found specimens. 3.85 and 2.95 million years ago-900,000 years(4 times as long as other species. Found in Hadar Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzanian. Lucy- most famous Afarensis, found by Donald Johnson. Similar to chimps. discovered 1974. males 4ft 11in, 92lbs Females 3ft 5 in, 92lbs. forward jaw, small brain.

Homo Habilis

short with long arms. latin for handy man. first to use stone tools. cranium capacity was about half of humans. mainly vegetarian. discovered in Tanzania. lived in eastern and southern Africa. lived around 2.3 - 1.4 million years ago. omnivores.

Homo Erectus

First hominid to leave Africa. first hominid to use fire. fire keeps you warm, cooks food, provides light, wards off predators. brain 2/3 size of human. Meat Eaters. made better stone tools as homo habilis. complex system of communication, working in groups. able to adapt to different enviorments.

Homo Sapiens

lived around 500,000 years ago. had more robust fetures and had less brain power than homo sapiens sapiens.

homo sapiens sapiens

oldest modern human fossils between 150,000 to 200,000 years old. *evolved in Africa then spread out throughout the world *homo Erectus spread throughout the globe and evolved into humans in various places.