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Human Evolution II. Paranthropus aethiopicus. The “Black Skull” West Turkana, Kenya, 2.5mya Brain size = 410cc. Paranthropus robustus. Swartkrans, South Africa 1mya Brain size = 500cc. Paranthropus boisei. OH5 “Zinj” Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania 2.1-1.7mya Brain size = 500cc. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Human Evolution II
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Paranthropus aethiopicus
• The “Black Skull”
• West Turkana, Kenya, 2.5mya
• Brain size = 410cc
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Paranthropus robustus
• Swartkrans, South Africa
• 1mya
• Brain size = 500cc
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Paranthropus boisei
• OH5
• “Zinj”
• Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
• 2.1-1.7mya
• Brain size = 500cc
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Homo habilis from South Africa and Olduvai Gorge
• Brain = 600cc
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Homo habilis KNM-ER 1813
Koobi Fora, Kenya, 1.8-
1.6myaBrain = 510cc
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Kenyanthropus platyops and KNM-ER 1470, Homo rudolfensis
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Dmanisi, Georgia - 1.75mya
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Science, 5 July 2002
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The Nariokotome Boy
(“Turkana Boy”)WT150001.6mya
Adult brain size would have been
909cc
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Achievements of H. erectus
• Increased body size and more efficient bipedalism.
• Embraced culture as a strategy of adaptation.• Brain was reshaped and increased in size to
within H. sapiens range.• Efficient scavenger and hunter with greater
dependence on meat.• Evolution of the human nose!
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Homo erectus from Java Brain size 813-1,059cc
Sangiran, 1.6mya
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Homo erectus from Java
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Zhoukoudian Homo erectus
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Advantages of Use of Fire
• Warmth.• Cooking.• Fire-
hardening wood.
• Aiding in the production of stone tools.
• Chasing predators from caves.
• Illuminating caves and extending usable light into the night.
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