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| Being able to walk upright, on two legs. |
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What does similarity in DNA mean? |
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| Similarity in DNA is due to common design, so common ancestry. Similar DNA points to similar organisms. |
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| This is possibly the closest related "version" of the human form ( which included Lucy ) |
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| An extinct species of the genus Homo, believed to have been the first hominin to leave Africa. H. erectus originally migrated from Africa around 2.0 million years ago, and dispersed throughout most of the Old World. Fossilized remains 1.8 and 1.0 million years old have been found in Africa |
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| Around 600,000-350,000 years ago, NOT an ancestor of human, although very closely related. They were bipedel, and behaved much like us, but were thought to be much more aggresive, but also smarter. |
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| 2.2 million - 1.6 million years ago, bipedel, longer arms and shorter torso than that of a human, believed to be the first to use primitive tools. (spears, knives, etc.) |
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| What Are Some Hominid Characteristics? |
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teeth: small front teeth, and very large molars vs. other primate species; posture: bipedalism, -shortening of the arms relative to the legs, -restructuring of the pelvic bones for weight bearing, -restructuring of the foot or weight bearing, opposible toes (?) hands: increased manual dexterity involving a lengthening of the thumb; brain: increase in brain size, especially in the frontal lobes; face: reduction in the musculature and bone mass of the skull and face. |
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