10 Interesting Fact About Human evolution and paleontology
10 Interesting Fact About Human evolution and paleontology
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Modern humans evolved from hominids (primate groups) about 6 million years ago.
The first ancient human fossils were discovered in East Africa in 1924.
Homo sapiens (modern humans) first appeared around 300 thousand years ago.
Neanderthal is an ancient human species living in Europe and West Asia around 400 thousand to 40 thousand years ago.
Homo erectus is an ancient human species living in Asia and Africa around 2 million to 100 thousand years ago.
Australopithecus is an ancient hominid species that lived around 4 million to 2 million years ago in Africa.
Homo Habilis is an ancient human species who first used a stone tool around 2.8 million to 1.5 million years ago.
Homo Floresiensis is a small ancient human species living on Flores Island, Indonesia around 100 thousand to 50 thousand years ago.
Ancient human fossils are often found in caves because of the cave conditions that allow fossils to be well maintained.
Paleontology studies provide evidence that humans evolve from older primates and show the evolutionary relationship of humans with other primate species such as chimpanzees and gorillas.
