o

Lived

4.4 million years ago

In eastern africa

How

Discovered

1992-1994

They were found by a team lead by an american
paleoanthropologist, Tim White.

Middle Awash area between Ethiopia

Features

Unknown

smaller diamond-shaped canines and some evidence of upright walking

Female: Height- 3 ft 11 in Weight- 110 lbs
Male: They said that they are not much
bigger then the female

Evolutionary tree info

Descendent of: Ardipithecus

Unknown

Unknown

Kate Wright

Lived

3.3 to 2.1 million years ago

Southern Africa

How

Discovered

1942

Prof. Raymond Dart

the first in Africa

Early fossil humans

Features

It has long arms, strongly sloping face, pronounced jaw, which are all ape-like features.

It can walk bipedally, has a larger cranium along with a larger brain and smaller teeth.

Males: average 4 ft 6 in // average 90 lbs ; Females: average 3 ft 9 in // average 66 lb

Evolutionary tree info

Ancestor to Paranthropus boisei

Co-existance? Australopithecus afarensis

Descendent of the genus homo.

Katie Vering

Lived

2.3 million to 1.2 million years ago

Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi)

not listed

Discovered

1959

Mary Leakey

not listed

early human fossils

Features

big teeth and strong chewing muscles, which attached to the large crest on the skull

Bipedal

Males: average 4 ft 6 in; Females: average 4 ft 1 in. Males: average 108 lbs; Females: average 75 lbs

Evolutionary Tree Info

Descendant of

eventually humans

H. erectus specimen

H. erectus specimen

Carlie Robbins

Lived

2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago

Eastern and Southern Africa

Unknown

Discovered

1960

A team lead by Louis and Mary Leakey

At Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania

Unknown

Features

Long arms and a moderately-prognathic face

Slightly larger braincase and smaller face and teeth

Height: (average) 3 ft. 5 in. Weight: (average) 70 lbs.

Evolutionary tree info

Unknown

Eventually humans

Unknown

Ashley Schultz

Lived

Between about 1.89 million and 143,000 million years ago.

Northern, Eastern, and Southern Africa; Western Asia, and East Asia (China and Indonesia)

Not listed

Discovered

1891

Eugène Dubois, a Dutch surgeon

Indonesia

Famous Fossils

Features

Teeth

Longer legs, shorter arms compared to torso

Height: from 4 ft 9 in - 6 ft 1 in; Weight: from 88 - 150 lbs

Evolutionary tree info

Not listed

Eventually humans

Not listed

Ashley Schultz

Lived

200,000 - 40,000 years ago

Europe and southwestern to central Asia

not listed

Discovered

1829

William King

Germany

first human like fossils

Features

oval shaped skull with a low, receding forehead and distinct browridges, the thick, strong bones

Tall, lean bodies

Males: average 5 ft 5 in ; Females: average 5 ft 1 in Males: average 143 lbs ; Females: average 119 lbs

Evolutionary tree info

not listed.

Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens

Carlie Robbins

Lived

Present

Everywhere

Eat food

Discovered

200,000 years ago

N/A

Everywhere

Features

No

All

Not found

Evolutionary tree info

Not found

Apes

Not found

Kate Wright