Genus and species
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Location of Fossil
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Estimated Age of Fossil
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Ardipithecus ramidus
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Ethiopia
|
6-7 million years
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Australopithecus anamensis
|
Kenya
|
4 million years
|
Australopithecus afarensis
|
Ethiopia
|
3.4 million years
|
Australopithecus africanus
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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