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Human evolution
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Mind Map on Human evolution, created by Noor Haider on 28/03/2019.
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Human evolution
primates
an order of animals with grasping hands, nails, rather than claws or forward facing eyes
hominidae
the family to which humans and the extinct genus australopithecus belong
australopithecis
a genus in the family hominidae that probably ancestral to the genus homo
phylogenetic tree
a branching diagram that depicts the evolutionary relationships of organisms
out of africa
a model proposing that a common ancestor of all modern humans evolved in africa and then migrated out to colonise the whole earth
ancestors evolved between 200 000 and 100 000 years ago
a small sub group left africa, around 60 000 years ago to colonise the earth
colonised the entire earth by about 15 000 years ago
mitchondrial DNA
DNA contained within the cell mitochondria and passed from mother to sons and daughters
humans
class
mammalia
order
primates
family
hominidae
genus
homo
evolutionary changes in hominids
the face becomes flatter , more vertical
the lower jaw shortens and does not project out as far
a chin develops
the forehead becomes more vertical
the craniam enlarges and becomes more rounded
cranial capacity increases
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