Human evolution

• scientists change or rethink their theories

• different findings constantly change the evolutionary line

• we don’t come from monkeys we just have the same ancestor

Incomplete fossil records

• only bits found of some species

• a lot of living things tend to be destroyed by scavengers

the smaller population at the times means there are not many fossil

Humans are primates

• the ones adapted to live on trees developed traits such as grasping hands and enhanced vision, which were crucial for navigating their arboreal environments.

Trends in fossils:

• S-shape of the spine

• Lower and broader pelvis

• Flatter faces

• Increased bipedalism

• Larger cranial capacity

• Smaller teeth and jaws

• Reduction of body hair

Coexistence of hominid species

• some other species lived at the same time

• some of the species have interacted