Tuesday, January 7, 2014


Genus and species
Location of Fossil
Estimated Age of Fossil
Ardipithecus ramidus
 Ethiopia 
6-7 million years 
Australopithecus anamensis
 Kenya
 4 million years
Australopithecus afarensis
 Ethiopia
 3.4 million years
Australopithecus africanus
 South Africa
 2-3 million years
Australopithecus aethiopicus
 Kenya
 2.5 million years
Australopithecus robustus
 South Africa
 1.5-2 million years
Australopithecus boisei
 Kenya
 1.7 million years
Homo habilis
 Tanzania 
 1.85 million years
Homo erectus
 China
 300,000-500,000 years
Homo ergaster
 Kenya
 1.7 million
Homo heidelbergensis
 Germany
 400,000-700,000 years
Homo neanderthalensis
 Germany
 60,000 years
Homo sapiens
 France
 30,000 years

Ardipithecus ramidus-


Australopithecus anamensis-

Australopithecus afarensis-
Australopithecus africanus- 
Australopithecus aethiopicus-

Australopithecus robustus-
Australopithecus boisei-

Homo habilis-            


homo erectus-            


homo ergaster-
homo heidelbergensis-
homo neanderthalensis-
homo sapien-

1. in the chart above i would put the kenyanthropus platyops between the australopithecus afarensis and the australopithecus africanus because its age is between those 2.

2. the australopithecus garhi was discovered in 1999 in ethiopia and is about 2.5 million years ago so for that reason, i would put it between the australopithecus africanus and the australopithecus aethiopicus.

3. three clear trends in evoultion from australopithecines to homo sapiens is pointier noses, less facial hair, and less of a flattened facee