The origin of humans: Hominidae | |
Australopitecus |
related to true Hominids; several species in Africa from 8 - 5.6 million years BC. Extinct |
Homo habilis |
first true toolmaker; Africa from 2 million years BC. Extinct |
Homo erectus |
masters toolmaking, uses fire and thus expands living range into caves of temperate regions; Africa, Java, China and Europe from 1.6 million years BC. Extinct |
Homo sapiens |
in all continents from 400,000 - 200,000 BC. Only living species: Homo sapiens sapiens
subspecies: Neanderthal |