PPT-Human Evolution The beginning: 10 million years ago in Africa

Climatic change Getting drier Unbroken tropical forests becoming a patchwork of woodland and savanna The split Sometime around 7 mybp east African primates began on an evolutionary path distinct from central and west African primates . Assessment Statements. Outline. . the method for dating rocks and fossils using radioisotopes, with references to . 14. C and . 40. K.. Define half-life. Deduce the approximate age of materials based on a simple decay curve for a radioisotope.. 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.. © Student Handouts, Inc.. First Theories of Human Evolution. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species. . (1859). First to link biological diversity to evolution. Thomas Huxley. Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature. 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. Constructive Response Questions. Describe what early humans were like and why they migrated out of Africa?. Trace the development of the Agricultural Revolution as well as its causes and effects.. What are we going to learn?. 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 – . 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. Human Migration & Beginning of Agriculture.  . Setting the Stage: Who are we? . Ev. idence suggests humans could be . much older. than originally thought. Scientists use . artifacts. to search for answers. 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.