Homework #3 is due 4/11.Bonus #2 is due W 4/4.Bonus #3 is due F 4/27.
Human Evolution
CB 52.22
Human Population Growth
CB 52.12
What limitsCarrying Capacity?…
Webpages and Articles about Homo floresiensis
(the video)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/01.html
(longer video)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6994801023942378577
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7061/full/437957a.html#B13
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/flores/index.html
H. floresiensis: A new species?
Asian island of Flores
Liang Bua where remains were found
Typical objects found. Tools and bones.
Artists rendering of H. floresiensis
Floresiensis and sapien skull
Comparison of size:Pygmy, European, and H. floresiensis
Pygmy elephant
What about the tools?Was floresiensis “smart”?
H. Sapien and H. floresiensis brain
Relative brain to body size
So…Several individual skeletons were found of a small population ranging in age from ~90,000 - 18,000 years ago. They have relatively small brains, but might have been able to do sophisticated things.
Homo floresiensis:Are they a distinct species, and if so, how are we related?
Trait diversity may vary in different populations
57” 65” 73”
Human Evolution
H. floresiensis: A new species?
Yes: the number of similar individuals, the dates of existence (~90,000-18,000 years old), and the different morphology.
Homework #3 is due 4/11.Bonus #2 is due W 4/4.Bonus #3 is due F 4/27.
Webpages and Articles about Homo floresiensis
(the video)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/01.html
(longer video)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6994801023942378577
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7061/full/437957a.html#B13
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/flores/index.html