Difference between revisions of "Human evolution"
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| ''[[Ardipithecus ramidus]]'' | | ''[[Ardipithecus ramidus]]'' | ||
| Earliest claimed fossil hominid. | | Earliest claimed fossil hominid. | ||
| 4.4 mya | | 4.4 mya | ||
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| − | | [[File:Australopithecus anamensis.png| | + | | [[File:Australopithecus anamensis.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Australopithecus anamensis]]'' | | ''[[Australopithecus anamensis]]'' | ||
| Found in Allia Bay in Kenya, and named in 1995. | | Found in Allia Bay in Kenya, and named in 1995. | ||
| 4.2 - 3.9 mya | | 4.2 - 3.9 mya | ||
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| − | | [[File:Australopithecus afarensis.png| | + | | [[File:Australopithecus afarensis.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Australopithecus afarensis]]'' | | ''[[Australopithecus afarensis]]'' | ||
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| 3.5 - 2.9 mya | | 3.5 - 2.9 mya | ||
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| − | | [[File:Homo habilis.png| | + | | [[File:Homo habilis.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Homo habilis]]'' | | ''[[Homo habilis]]'' | ||
| Called ''handy man'' due to tools found near his remains | | Called ''handy man'' due to tools found near his remains | ||
| 2.4 - 1.5 mya | | 2.4 - 1.5 mya | ||
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| − | | [[File:Homo erectus.png| | + | | [[File:Homo erectus.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Homo erectus]]'' | | ''[[Homo erectus]]'' | ||
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| 1.8 mya - 300,000 years ago | | 1.8 mya - 300,000 years ago | ||
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| ''[[Homo sapiens (archaic)]]'' | | ''[[Homo sapiens (archaic)]]'' | ||
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| 500,000 - 200,000 years ago | | 500,000 - 200,000 years ago | ||
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| − | | [[File:Neanderthal man.png| | + | | [[File:Neanderthal man.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Homo sapiens neanderthalensis]]'' | | ''[[Homo sapiens neanderthalensis]]'' | ||
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| 230,000 - 30,000 years ago | | 230,000 - 30,000 years ago | ||
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| − | | [[File:Homo sapiens skull.png| | + | | [[File:Homo sapiens skull.png|100px|center]] |
| ''[[Homo sapiens (modern)]]'' | | ''[[Homo sapiens (modern)]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 04:03, June 6, 2009
Human evolution or paleoanthropology is a theory within evolution which posits that mankind evolved from more primitive species over the course of 40 million years, with the most dramatic changes occuring during the last 2 million years. An absence of intermediary fossils, no plausible pathway for the development of the brain, and countless other disproofs to the theory has rendered human evolution more of a philosophy of a belief system rather than a valid scientific concept.
| Claimed chain of early humans/hominids according to evolutionary science | |||
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| Image | Species | Details | Claimed Dates |
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Ardipithecus ramidus | Earliest claimed fossil hominid. | 4.4 mya |
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Australopithecus anamensis | Found in Allia Bay in Kenya, and named in 1995. | 4.2 - 3.9 mya |
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Australopithecus afarensis | - | 3.5 - 2.9 mya |
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Homo habilis | Called handy man due to tools found near his remains | 2.4 - 1.5 mya |
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Homo erectus | - | 1.8 mya - 300,000 years ago |
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Homo sapiens (archaic) | - | 500,000 - 200,000 years ago |
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Homo sapiens neanderthalensis | - | 230,000 - 30,000 years ago |
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Homo sapiens (modern) | - | 120,000 years ago - present |