CONCEPT alas Australopithecus africanus Period: Smillonyearsago Placen) oeation Pocensroceneareangin Aca Brain ie 5006 [Adaptation Bipeds! ecomoton, amnion Suro vegetaran feeding om ts, vegtables, ruts seedsandeggsEectpostue bt cmbedteest0. (Chracerists Fy human sheped jw and humankapeis Brow rdigesprojcting ove eyes Absencetchn. Lumbar curve iverebrslechann € ri Ramapithecus Period: 1415 milion yearsago om ateMoceneto Place) Uncation:Phcenerockso Shiva aof ii Brin ie-Unicown ‘Adaptations: Wak erectonits hind leeton round andivedon tee ‘ops ‘Characersts:Smallcaninesanargemolasthehumans Atehard ruteandsods t Dryopithecus 3 Perod:2025millonyeatsago(Mlacene) Coeation :ocene cts of Ain and Sains: Laoe(s2enotknown) ‘Adaptations boreal and at oft fut and eaves, Sener ‘Characteristics: Ars and igs fame ent et th eas wihoutbrowidgesuckawaher, Common ancestor = HUMAN EVOLUTION eee + A 2 ped 122 oge elo) Locton Pacccme atone Caen ie Baa MG [ee-magnon me 09% oem) > Meptations:Bpedllocmotion omnis ['scsten Cotnpmerst oe Gurecereder 12°13 ees feds noe od dtd Branson ae pete Pe ee aun : ein ams ease eel Me noe maa aes Nanette nna ean Aa red icv Nerd rg oes Suc due toch ‘Characters el bulbodyandabout tal Faceotognatousth Tet ope mon * 4 ee eee ee Australopithecus afarensis e 1 £4 . eied saa0mitonyersm cena : {Sonn 4 ; Baise s7sconc tanteieiniee) >, NS ‘nee beet ae ped Sinbeddstratete cemtchoserene ‘ecorbde sUcied on eed i to Fen wat dom ‘cams hre an pa df hed Bayon ae eter eee ee ee eee eerie T: process of evolution involves a series of natural changes that cause species to aise, ‘adapt tothe environment and become extinct. Humans too have originated through the process of biological evolution. The study of human evolution called Paleoanthropology. Most of the scientists currently recognise 15-20 different species of ealy humans, of which major landmark species are discussedbelow. Homo sapiens sapiens Period: 25000 yewsago Holocene) * Location Fist ppesred around aepeen and Wedteranean ses ‘rom where migrated and changed ino present dy Cavaco Mongiidanaheprorace Bran size: Approx e50¢c ‘Adaptations Reduction inca capcityandcturlevlatonatherthantt cfanatony. (Characteristics: Sight raised sll ap, thinning of stl bones fread sng "horpey. Four caer in vertebral column Prominent chi, hnskston and no custent ren tdgesReductonintothandfarlbonesze ving modern man ‘Song fava wih teeth cove together and a wel develope hn ved fails coves Made extent tools 25 spats bows a afows as well as craments fom stones bones and lephant fuss. Hod art and cure ‘huis tom caning and patting in caves Beare extn! about 10000- Tia00ysage | ‘Able or sklfl man Homo erectus (Brect men) eee ered: 8-17mitnyeasap0 NisdePlesocen) ences Aacation: Aca Europe Aas feng made men i =~ aise 600"1300ce d atari pore, omnes ot 0 ot ware saplene Read arNcleTal % haracarcs 151.8 mete Sl ater ad can de (Necnderhet man) ‘toped to accommodate ge ban. Prog js pjcing bow ee FegesSmotcaniesndorge mole neaeinntete. memory eaten ee i td speech usage Ay to un onto eg nd es body ha which i : towedawesting Molesverlogebanerles Made dobont oooh [Adaptations Valedupightwhbipadslmovementcannitas Sones na bone rtd formes Un of re prota freeing and haracrists Sightyprogmatous fae fom bron receding jaws and SE ere i ela high domed heads. Diet nla significant omnurt of mest soplerented " his eee ste is vith vegetation. Shiled hunters wth simpltoatsas heat speasorkivsto Kl prey. st to use skin hides as cethng so as to protect fom harsh ronment Lagendary cave ders inate and heated them wih {re Frsthomindstoburydeadandmayhadralion Longest ved specter Sub-species of Home erect Pithecanthropus erectus Homo erectus Homo erectus (Uva ope man) F pekinensis heidelbergensis Period Peston | [Peking mon) (Heidetoera mon) Location locene rocks in cent ov, on Period: 19 milion 300,00 year. Period : 500.000 ya's 290 (Mie ‘landofindonesia Spotestocne 3 Prstocene) Brain sie200-100c¢ cation : Rocks of inestone caves of Location: NesHedelberg Germany ‘Adaptations: Fs preitore men wth lng les ad eect ‘Chovkowten, nearPking Chin. ‘Brainsie:1100-1400¢e ‘ody btsighty benwhen ming cmnivarousanseao (Characteristic 1.5515 fal na weighing sb0u8 7045. ‘Sl cp thick nd heaty bu latened in font Forehead ow and receding but brow pes igh sn apes nconspicuous ‘hin and broder noe lower a ge ae heavy Carnes oF lower fw ge and ip tick ond protrcing, Use offre for uring defence andcokig ‘Adaptations: Intermediate betwesn erectus and Neandertal frstoventurineroldcimat, (Characteristic Human ie teeth np ke masse Jaw ecaing ohn ad lack of cn Use of lane {re Fist species tobutd substantial shatersand showed planning rymboli behaviour. Gave rise to Both er eeicesl eee aes Bralnsize850-1100cclrgecanislapacy) ‘Adaptations: Onrivrousondeannbal ‘Characteristics in structure va man, ‘icopt that Pong man was sgh short 13S ‘om fighter and weaker Usedto vein caves insmaliibes etsused were oresopistiated.