Flashcards: Human Evolution: From Australopithecus to Homo Sapiens — 14 cards

Australopithecus — timeframe?

3-4 million years ago

Australopithecus — location?

Primarily in Africa

Australopithecus — locomotion?

Partially upright walking

Lucy — significance?

Famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil

Homo Habilis — nickname?

'Handy man'

Homo habilis — tool use?

Deliberate use of tools

Homo Erectus — timeframe?

1.8 million - 114,000 years ago

Homo Erectus — key traits?

Upright posture, fire, advanced tools

Neanderthals — timeframe?

200,000 - 28,000 years ago

Neanderthals — location?

Europe and Asia

Homo Heidelbergensis — role?

Ancestor of Neanderthals and sapiens

Homo Sapiens — timeframe?

From about 300,000 years ago

Evolution process — mechanism?

Gradual change, adaptation over time

Evolution — principle?

Survival of the best adapted