A Brief History of Life

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“The Southern Ape”

Australopithecus

5 to 1 million years ago

Characteristics similar to humans and apes

Comparable brain size with a chimpanzee

A. afarensis →

Slide 17

Pero murampa na ni siya…

Bipedal; hands like humans

A. africanus

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Slide 18

Mr. Handy Man

Homo habilis

2.5 to 1.5 million years ago

opposable thumbs- efficient means of handling things and creating tools

Slide 19

The Original Laagan

Homo erectus

1.6 million years to 200,000 years ago

Bigger brains, taller

← Peking Man

Slide 20

Taller, Smarter, Wiser

Homo sapiens

Neanderthals

Cro-magnon

Slide 21

Wisest of them all?

Homo sapiens sapiens