Question
Try to trace the various components of human evolution (hint: brain size and function, skeletal structure, dietary preference, etc.)
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Name
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Brain capacity
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Posture
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Food
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Features
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1.
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Dryopithec us africans
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Knuckle walker, walked similar to gorillas and chimpanzees (was more ape-like)
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soft fruit and leaves
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Canines large, arms and legs are of equal size
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2.
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Ramapithe cus
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Semi-erect (more man-like)
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Seeds, nuts
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Canines were small while molars were large.
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3.
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Australopit hecus africanus
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$ 450 \mathrm{~cm}^3 $ |
Full erect posture, height (1.05 m)
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Herbivor ous (ate fruits)
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Hunted with stone weapons, lived at trees, canines and incisors were small.
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4.
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Homo habilis
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$ 735 \mathrm{~cm}^3 $ |
Full erect posture, height (1.05 m)
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Carniv orous
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Canines were small. They were first tool makers.
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5.
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Homo erectus
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$ 8001100 \mathrm{~cm}^3$ |
Full erect posture, height (1.5, 1.8 m)
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Omniv orous
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They used stone and bone tools for hunting games.
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6.
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Homo neandertha Insis
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$13001600 \mathrm{~cm}^3$ |
Full erect posture, height (1.5-1.66 m)
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Omniv orous
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Cave dwellers, used hides to protect their bodies, and buried their dead.
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