Ingles

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  • Period: 7000 BCE to 6200 BCE

    Sahelanthropus tchadensis

    The first known hominin emeriged in Africa about 7 million ago. Its canine teeth were smaller than earlier apes.
  • Period: 6200 BCE to 5800 BCE

    Orrorin tugenensis

    Another species lived in East Africa. Its thighbone suggests upright walking.
  • Period: 5800 BCE to 5300 BCE

    Ardipithecus kadabba

    A toe bone from this species also points to bipedalism. The ability to walk on two feet evolved long before other human-like traits, such as big brains.
  • Period: 4400 BCE to 4450 BCE

    Ardipithecus ramidus

    Fossils showthat even as they walked upright, hominins were still tree climbers.
  • Period: 4100 BCE to 3950 BCE

    Australopithecus anamensis

    But around 4 million year ago, grasping feet were lost.
  • Period: 3800 BCE to 3450 BCE

    Australopithecus bahrelghazali

    Multiple hominin species lived simultaneously. Sometimes their ranges overlopped.
  • Period: 3800 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Australopithecus afarensis

    Multiple hominin species lived simultaneously. Sometimes their ranges overlopped.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3490 BCE

    Kenyanthropus platyops

  • Period: 3200 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Australopithecus africanus

    By 3 million years ago, hominins were living in southern Africa. Tools allowed hominins to adapt to new environments.
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2250 BCE

    Paranthropus aethiopicus

  • Period: 2450 BCE to 2430 BCE

    Australopithecus garhi

  • Period: 2200 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Homo habilis

    The firts known stone tools were produced in Ethiopia. They may have been produced by Homo habilis, a member of the genus Homo-our own group.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Paranthropus boisei

  • Period: 1950 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Homo ergaster

  • Period: 1950 BCE to 1940 BCE

    Homo rudolfensis

  • Period: 1950 BCE to 200 BCE

    Homo erectus

    About 2 million years ago, Homo erectus became the first hominin to migrate out of Africa. Homo erectus had human-like traits: lage brain, dexterous fingers, long legs.
  • Period: 1940 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Paranthropus robustus

  • Period: 1940 BCE to 1935 BCE

    Australalopithecus sediba

  • Period: 1050 BCE to 990 BCE

    Homo antecessor

  • Period: 800 BCE to 200 BCE

    Homo heidelbergensis

    By 800,000 years ago, advances in cooking were fueling further brain growth.
  • Period: 400 BCE to 380 BCE

    Homo naledi

  • Period: 400 BCE to 50 BCE

    Homo neanderthalensis

  • Period: 200 BCE to 1 BCE

    Homo sapiens

    Our own species, Homo sapiens, emerged in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Homo sapiens lived alongside -and interbred with- other hominin species. Homo sapiens were highly adaptable, quickly filling nearly ever geographic niche.
  • Period: 20 BCE to 5 BCE

    Denisovans

  • Period: 20 BCE to 5 BCE

    Homo floresiensis