Chapter 6. Early Hominins

  1. Frederick L. Coolidge,
  2. Thomas Wynn

Published Online: 30 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch6

Book Title

The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

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How to Cite

Coolidge, F. L. and Wynn, T. (2009) Early Hominins, in The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch6

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAR 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405152532

Online ISBN: 9781444308297

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Keywords:

  • early Hominins - belonging to subfamily Homininae (African great apes) and tribe Hominini (hominins for short);
  • humans and chimpanzees - sharing ancestors who lived in Africa millions of years ago;
  • early bipedal apes - 7–2.5 million years ago;
  • Australopithecus afarensis - group of hominins who lived in East Africa millions of years ago;
  • first stone knappers 2.6–1.5 Ma and basic stone knapping action or gesture;
  • tool cognition - more than just motor memory;
  • scavenging, meat eating, and expensive tissues;
  • fossils of earlyHomo - of hominins living between 2.6 and 2.0 Ma;
  • “grade” shift - group of related species sharing basic phenotype and organizational plan

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The Common Ancestor

  • The Early Bipedal Apes: 7–2.5 Million Years Ago

  • The First Stone Knappers 2.6–1.5 Ma

  • Fossils of Early Homo

  • Summary

  • A Grade Shift?

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