Ancestors

Where do we come from ???

• Some 55 million to 65 million years ago ,the first primates appeared.
• The were ancestral  to all living primates including monkeys,apes & humans.  

  The evolution of Human Begins.

          

       Bipedal locomotion is a defining future of the hominids.They had small ape like skulls,slashing front teeth & mark sexual dimorphism.These bipedal hominids lived in East Africa.These hominids & some others who may have lived Eastern & Southern  Africa are generally classified in the genus Australopithecus. 
                 1.Australopithecus 
                 2.Homo Habilis
                 3.Homo Erectus
                 4.Neanderthals
                 5. Homo Sapiens
            Australopithecus;

Australopithecus is the first defined hominids.3 Million years ago they lived in much of Africa.
 The skeletal remains of a femal hominid Austhalopithecus found in Tanzania in 1974 and dated at about 3million years ago.

    Homo Habilies ;         
Homo Habilies inhabited parts of Su-Ssiharan Africa about 2-1.5 billion years ago.Homo Habilies was a early tool user and called as Handy man.

      

















Homo Erectus;
Homo Erectus evolved very shortly after Homo Habilies probably about 1.8 million years ago.Homo Erectus were firts found Java so the more familiaras "Java man." And also they were first fire users

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  Neanderthal;

Neanderthal emaged emaged in 1500-3000 years ago.They were about 5-6 feet tall,with heavy bonces,large browse and brain was bit  larger thav us.(1350cc)

    

 

   

 Homo Sapiens;

Homo Sapien have bieen found in many part of the old world in Africa,Asia,Australia as well as Europe.The latin meeting "Wise man" brain capacity everaging about 1350cc hight forehead small teeth and jaw,defined chini construation and use of tools,and ability to use symbols.