1. Evolution of the Early Hominins
Chapter Ten

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5. Paranthropus
Early hominins
Australopithecus
Homo

7. Australopithecus afarensis 3.9 mya
Australopithecus selam 3.8 mya
Australopithecus sediba 1.9 mya

8. Australopithecus afarensis

9. Australopithecus africanus 3 mya

10. Paranthropus aethiopicus 2.8 mya Paranthropus boisei 2.2 mya
Paranthropus robustus 2.2 mya
Paranthropus boisei 2.2 mya

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12. Homo habilis/rudolfesis

13. Homo habilis/rudolfesis
Homo. rudolfensis 1.9 mya
Homo habilis 2.3 mya

14. definitions Oldowan Core Tools Flake Tools
A toolmaking tradition from Africa associated with early Homo.
Core Tools
Tools made by taking flakes off a stone nucleus.
Flake Tools
Tools made from the flakes removed from a stone core. 14
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15. Oldwan Toolkit

16. Homo habilis/rudolfesis

17. The Debate over Modern Human Origins17
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18. Homo ergaster
Homo erectus

19. Homo Floresiensis

20. The Evolution of Genus Homo20
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