1. Genus & Species- Homo sapiens
Human Classification
Kingdom- Animal
Phylum- Chordate
Class- Mammal
Order- Primate
Family- Hominid
Genus & Species- Homo sapiens

2. Mammal Characteristics Hair Specialized Teeth Milk Producing Females
Examples: Cats, Dogs, Whales, Dolphins

3. Primate Primates- group of mammals including monkeys, apes and humans.
1. Opposable thumb
2. Sensitive fingers not claws
3. Free moving arms
4. Hand- Eye coordination
5. Binocular Vision
6. Large Brain

4. Hominids Hominids- anthropoids the evolved into humans.
Characteristics separating humans from gorillas
S-shaped spine.
Spinal cord attaches to bottom of skull.
Bipedal
Bowl shaped pelvis

5. Lucy Oldest hominid skeleton that has found almost complete.
Lived between 3 and 4 million years ago.
Flat nose, low forehead, no chin, bipedal, skull similar to chimps, teeth similar to human, and they ate off the land.
Luke ? (Pelvis shape)

6. Early Homo Sapiens
Neanderthals- short, strong, heavier brow, larger nose, smaller chin.
First to use tools- Flint, Bone, Axes and Stone

7. Early Homo sapiens
Cro-Magnon- similar to modern humans, vertical forehead, no eyebrow ridge, prominent chin, tall. Developed language, culture, social structure, and tools.