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Paper Introduction: Hominin Compare and Contrast Australopithecus afarensis lived to million years ago invarious areas of Africa including contemporary Tanzania and Ethiopia Origins of Humankind Using carbon dating techniques with fossilsdiscovered in the early s this species was named by D Johanson and T White in The oldest known specimen is Lucy a million year-oldpartial skeleton found in November at Hadar Ethiopia Kreger Australopithecus afarensis had a very low forehead a face thatprojected forward and a prominent brow ridge Its brain was about one-third Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. Accessed online, April 11, 2 8.Origins of Humankind. Homo neanderthalensis lived 25 , to 3 , years ago. Males and females variedsignificantly in body size with males reaching 4 feet, 11 inches andweighing 1 pounds and females standing 3 feet, 5 inches and weighing 62pounds. The Hominid Family Tree|Orrorin tugenensis |[|Australopithecus |[|Homo erectus ||(6 mya) |p|africanus |p|(1.8 to .3 mya) || |i|(3 to 2 mya) |i| ||Ardipithecus ramidus |c| |c|Australopithecus ||(4.4 mya) |]|Australopithecus |]|robustus || | |aethiopicus | |(1.8 to 1.5 mya) ||Australopithecus | |(2.7 to 2.3 mya) | | ||anamensis | | | |Homo heidelbergensis ||(4.2 to 3.9 mya) | |Australopithecus garhi | |(6 to 1 tya) || | |(2.5 mya) | | ||Australopithecus | | | |Homo neanderthalensis ||afarensis | |Australopithecus boisei | |(25 to 3 tya) ||(3.6 to 2.9 mya) | |(2.3 to 1.4 mya) | | || | | | |Homo sapiens ||Kenyanthropus platyops | |Homo habilis | |(1 tya to present) ||(3.5 to 3.3 mya) | |(2.3 to 1.6 mya) | | || | | | | ||[pic] ||mya = millions of years ago tya = thousands of years ago ||[pic] |(Origins of Humankind, 1, 2 8, www.pba.org, p. Accessed online, April 11, 2 8.Origins of Humankind. Available at www.archeologyinfo.com/australopithecus afatensis.html. "Australopithecus Afarensis." 2 5. 2. Accessed online, April 11, 2 8. The oldest known specimen is "Lucy" a 3.2 million year-oldpartial skeleton found in November 1974 at Hadar, Ethiopia (Kreger, 1). However, it has also been suggested that Homo neandertalensiswere subsumed into the various populations of Homo sapiens (Origins ofHumankind, 2, 1). Australopithecus afarensis had a very low forehead, a face thatprojected forward and a prominent brow ridge. Homo neanderthalensis are believed to have been strong by modernstandards and able to adapt to substantial climate variations. Available at www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans /humankind/n.html. Johanson and T.White in 1978. Works CitedKreger, G. Itpossessed a protruding jaw, receding forehead, and weak chin and had abrain slightly larger than modern humans (Origins of Humankind, 2, 1).They lived mostly in cold climates, roaming the earth with Homo sapiens.Fossil evidence has been found for this species in many differentlocations, including Europe and the Middle East, suggesting a multi-regional range (Origins of Humankind, 2, 1). Its brain was about one-third the size of the average modern human brain. Presented below is a chart depicting the relationship ofthese species. 1. David. "Australopithecus Afarensis." 2 8. Any numberof researchers working in Belgium, Iraq, and France have identified fossilssupporting the thesis that Homo neanderthalensis roamed widely acrossEurope and the Middle East before being driven to extinction by Homosapiens. The knee and pelvic bone of this species were humanlike leaving nodoubt that they walked upright and possessed an anatomically modern humanknee (Origins of Humankind, 1, 1). 1) Three major hypotheses for the origins of Anatomically Modern Humansare: 1) Homo sapiens left Africa between 1 , and 5 , years ago insearch of more space and newer habitats; 2) Homo sapiens were betteradapted and quicker witted than Homo neanderthalensis; and 3) Homoneanderthalensis were subsumed within various populations of Homo sapiensthat left Africa at different times. "Homo Neanderthalensis." 2 8. Hominin Compare and Contrast Australopithecus afarensis lived 3.6 to 2.9 million years ago invarious areas of Africa, including contemporary Tanzania and Ethiopia(Origins of Humankind, 1, 1). Available at www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans humankind/d.html. Using carbon dating techniques with fossilsdiscovered in the early 197 s, this species was named by D. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.