past primates

Australopithecus afarensis - Lucy(3.2 Million Years ago)

3.2 mya in ethopia, 4ft tall larger head than chimp, could stand upright due to its pelvis and hip developed before large brains

Homo Habilis – Handy Man (2.1 - 1.5 Million Years ago)

used stone tools very basic- smaller fingers and thumb like features made for handeling and using tools better. Started to eat meat( whihc started the process of brain growth due to increased caloric expenditure) also cooked meat

Homo Erectus – The upright Man
(1.9 MYA to 143,000 Years ago)

Smaller jaws, shaper teeth, taller, almost hairless, pelvis smaller,brains bigger. aquired complex social behavior due to group living together, babies, community life. first to leave africa

Homo neanderthalensis (~200,000 - 40,000 Years ago

most similar to humans, larger brains than us, we shared cultural habits like burying dead, making art spoken language and advanced tool use