ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hammerstone, Sagittal Crest, Paranthropus Boisei
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Hominini: the group that includes a those species more closely related to. Homo sapiens than to any living great ape (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Extremely large brain anatomical features associated with bipedalism (=walking on two limbs) Ability to modify raw materials into recognizable tool types. Two possible scenarios for human evolution (answer is bipedialism) Brain first: the big brain is the most distinctive human feature, and must therefore have been evolving for the longest time (cid:1) Bipedalism first: humans began walking on their hindlimbs first, which freed the hands for tool use, leading to brain expansion (cid:1) (cid:1) Brought tis to the attention of sir arthur smith woodward & teilhard de. Who went back to the site and found more non-primate fossils. Can tell you if two items found in the same are actually the same age. 3 clusters of early hominins: pre-australopiths (7-4. 4 mya)
