Early Humans

How far back does the human species go?

Based on an article from humanorigins.si.edu, the Homeo floresiensis were the early human species. “Homo floresiensis (nicknamed ‘Hobbit’), have so far only been found on the Island of Flores, Indonesia. The fossils of H. floresiensis date to between about 100,000 and 60,000 years ago, and stone tools made by this species date to between about 190,000 and 50,000 years old. H. floresiensis individuals stood approximately 3 feet 6 inches tall, had tiny brains, large teeth for their small size, shrugged-forward shoulders, no chins, receding foreheads, and relatively large feet due to their short legs. Despite their small body and brain size, H. floresiensis made and used stone tools, hunted small elephants and large rodents, coped with predators such as giant Komodo dragons, and may have used fire”.  


Was Australopithecusa a species of human?

Based on an article written by Donald C. Johanson and Henry McHenry from the Encyclopedia Britannica, “Australopithecus, (Latin: “southern ape”) (genus Australopithecus), group of extinct primates closely related to, if not actually ancestors of, modern human beings and known from a series of fossils found at numerous sites in eastern, north-central, and southern Africa".-  this specie lived "4.4 million to 1.4 million years ago".


 Was Homo Erectus a species of human?

Homo erectus, (Latin: “upright man”) extinct species of the human genus (Homo), perhaps an ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens). H. erectus most likely originated in Africa, though Eurasia cannot be ruled out. Regardless of where it first evolved, the species seems to have dispersed quickly, starting about 1.9 million years ago (mya) near the middle of the Pleistocene Epoch, moving through the African tropics, Europe, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.


Compare Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens in terms of the range and duration of their presence on the planet Earth.

Homo Erectusand were found in Africa and quickly disappeared, they lived approximately 1.6 million years ago. In comparison, Homo Sapiens are more recent; they were around over 40,000 to 60,000 years ago and lasted longer. Some human remains of these species were found in 1868 in a cave in Cro-Magnon near the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac in Southwestern France.

Sources:

"Homo floresiensis". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 

Jan. 10, 2020 https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-floresiensis


McHenry, Henry & Johanson, Donald C.“Australopithecus” Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.   Nov. 15, 2019 <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Australopithecus>

 Rightmire, G. Philip & Tobias, Philip Vallentine. “Homo erectus” Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

<https://www.britannica.com/topic/Australopithecus>

Tattersall, Ian.”Homo sapiens” Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Jan. 11, 2019 <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Homo-sapiens>





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