Question

3. THE HOMINID PROGRESSION 7.0 -1.0 MYA (i) The Ape Human transition (ii) The first Hominid candidates (iii) The Rise of the genus Homo (iv) Early Homo Lifestyle (v) Who was Homo erectus? (vi) Is Homo floresiensis a distinct type of hominid and if so where do they fit in the hominid progression?

Answer 1

The Ape Human transition

The main event preliminary event of human evolution is ape human transition. This event actually starts at an age of about 15-18 Million years. The first event of diversification of Ape superfamily  Hominoidea occurred in which the diversification of  Hominidae and Hylobatidae family of the ape was taken place at 18 Million years. The second event in these trends was the diversification of the Homininae and Ponginae family at an age of about 14 million years ago. The third stage of evolution was the diversification of  Hominini (Australopithecines), chimpanzees and Gorillini tribes at an age of about 8-9 million years ago. The fourth and final diversification in the ape's history was in between  Hominina (hominins, humans and extinct biped ancestors) and Panina (chimpanzees) at an age of about 5 million years ago. So in this way, the diversification of Apes regulates the main chain of apes and human transition. This transition in the biological sense increase the brain capacity stage by stage, Decrease the hair over the body, Change in dieting system, etc.

The first Hominid candidates

The first hominid candidates were from the African continent the species if we say than it was Australopithecus africanus. It was very small in size and it has a very less brain capacity. It originated from apes at an age of about 2 million years ago.

The Rise of the genus Homo

The most famous Homo genus separating from apes rises from the species like Homo habilis and Homo gautengensis than the further evolution gives rise to Homo habilis and Homo gautengensis Homo ergaster and Homo erectus than the successive evolution gives rises to   Homo cepranensis and Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis and then Homo rhodesiensis.

It was in Netherland that the Homo sapiens the Morden man got evolves from the species like Homo floresiensis and Homo luzonensissapiens.

Early Homo Lifestyle

Early homo lifestyle was on the basis of Hunting gathering but it changes to Agriculture and food production at 12500 years ago. They have some important hobbies like Cave painting. The used rock variety for the hunting of wild animals. They planned there hunting style and attack massively. Male and females are reproducing from the same group as they have conflict thought about the members of another group.

Homo erectus

H. Erectus was the specie of human that range from 2 Ma to 0.05 Ma or in the period of Pleistocene. This species originates from the African sub-continent and migrates to Arab, Pakisthan, Isreal, Indian and very less in China also. They have used fire and have a controlled potential on it. They have discovered the human voice and sign language, They used not only rock for hunting but also they polish the roch to sharp it.