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| The study of how fossils form |
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| The more fluorine a fossil has, the older it is because it's absorbed from the surrounding soil. |
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| Sahalenthropus tchadensis |
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Age: 7.0-6.0 mya
Brain Size: 360cc
Site: Chad
Known for: Foramen magnum (biped) |
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Age: 6.1-5.8 mya
Site: Kenya
Known for: Thick femoral neck |
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Age: 4.4 mya
Brian size: 325cc
Site: Ethiopia
Known for: Arboreal ape |
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| Australopithecus anamensis |
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Age: 4.2-3.9 mya
Site: Ethiopia / Kenya
Known for: Soft top of tibia reduces impact |
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| Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy) |
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| Age: 3.7-3.0 mya Brian size: 433cc Site: Hadar / Laetoli / West Turkana Known for: Dimorphism |
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| Australopithecus africanus |
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Age: 3.3-2.5 mya
Brain size: 451cc
Site: Sterkfontien / Taung / Makapansgat |
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Age: 2.5 mya
Brain size: 450cc
Site: Ethiopia |
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| Australopithecus aethiopicus |
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Age: 2.5 mya
Brain size: 410cc
Site: Kenya |
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Age: 2.4-1.4 mya
Brain size: 465cc
Site: Olduvai / Omo / East and West Turkana |
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| Australopithecus robustus |
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Age: 2.0-1.4 mya
Brain size: 476cc
Site: Swartkrans / Krombraii |
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Age: 2.0-1.6 mya
Brain size: 612cc
Site: Olduvai
Known for: Oldowan stone tools |
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Age: 2.4-1.6 mya
Brain size: 752cc
Site: Lake Turkana |
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Age: 1.8-2.4 mya
Brain size: 650cc
Site: Dmanisi
Known for: Acheluian stone tools |
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| Homo heidelbergensis (antecessor) |
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Age: 1.0-0.2 mya
Brain size: 1206cc
Site: Atapuerca / Bodo
Known for: Levellois stone tools |
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Age: 130-23 kya
Brain size: 1450cc
Site: Neandertal / Shanidar / Kebara / La Chapelle
Known for: Mousterian stone tools |
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Age: 200 kya-present
Brain size: 1350cc
Site: Omo / Qafzeh / Klasies and Border
Brain size: Upper Paleolithic tools |
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