PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-The Human Odyssey: Four Million Years of Human Evolution

A virtual portable museum on the subject of human evolutionbased on the fascinating displays featured in the new Hall of Human Biology and Evolution at the American Museum of Natural History in New York Maps charts timelines sidebars Over 125 illustrations 55 in full color. Variation in Living Things. SPECIES  - Group of organisms that interbreed. VARIATION - small differences between individuals of a species  . Some neither helpful nor harmful  . Some enable organism to be better suited to its environment.. African Genesis: Interpreting the Evidence. In . 1859, Charles Darwin . published, . On the Origin of . Species. -species . evolve . by natural selection. African origins suggested . by . discovery . Who are we? . Where did we come from? . What is the human genealogy? . These are basic questions that we all ask. Humans did not evolve . from. Apes. You are . descended. from your mother and father. Bio . HL. Full Classification of Humans. Kingdom - . Animalia. Phylum - . Chordata. Class - Mammalia. Order - . Primata. Family - . Hominidae. Genus - Homo. Species - Homo sapiens. subspecies - H. s. sapiens. Evolutionary tree of apes and humans based on cleavage maps of mtDNA. Figure compares restriction fragments in humans and gorillas for two different enzmes.. Bands change due to point mutations in restriction sites.. Chapters 34, 41, and 44. Go back! We f*#ked everything up. Humans and Apes. Homo sapiens . characteristics. Bipedal. Larger brains. Language. Symbolic thought. Artistic expression. Use complex tools. Over 6 million years . our ape-like ancestors evolved into upright walking, tool using and cultural modern humans, spreading out across the globe. There have been many different hominid species in the past, but only one – . Humans . and Evolution. By Anna Burke | June 16, 2016. Millions of years have passed since our ancestors roamed this earth, and we've learned much about them from archeological and anthropological discoveries and scientific conclusions. We know we have less hair, walk straighter and have better developed facial features than our . 2 Divisions of Primates. 1. Anthropoid primates. 2. . Prosimean. primates. Characteristics:. Nails (no claws). Prehensile hands and feet (grasping). Color vision and depth perception. Anthropoid Primates. Part 1: From ape-like ancestors to modern humans. Part 2: What makes us human? Evolution and adaptation in modern humans. How do scientists study human evolution? . HYPOTHESIS. Prediction. Observation. And Race. Problem:. A proverbial Martian anthropologist is given the task of. classifying the great apes. For simplicity these are the human,. chimpanzee, orangutan, and gorilla.. Which is the “odd species out?” . A . girl looks through the replica of a . neanderthal. skull displayed in the new Neanderthal Museum in the northern town of . Krapina. , February 25, 2010. The high-tech, multimedia museum, with exhibitions depicting the evolution from 'Big Bang' to present day. . Kingdom Animal. Phylum Chordate. Class Mammal. Order Primates. Family Hominids. Genus Homo. Species Sapiens. Important Vocabulary. Paleoanthropologist. Mike Riddle. m.riddle@verizon.net. www.train2equip.com. www.icr.org. Topics. A history of apemen – the track record. Two case studies. Neandertals. Australopithecines and Lucy. How evolution hinders critical thinking.