HOMO HABILIS

WHEN AND WHERE IT APPEARED AND FIRST DISCOVERY

• This speciesexisted around 2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago.
• They lived in eastern and southern africa during this time.
• Near the end of this race homo-erectus had appeared on the earth.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• They have slightly bigger brains than australopithecus.
• They have smaller jaw and teeth with a misaligned face.
• The oldest stone tools are slightly older tha the oldest fossil of this species.
• They teeth were smaller but were stronger so they could eat nuts and other hard foods.
• They are as short as 3ft, 4in to 4ft, 5 in and weighing around 70 pounds.

HUMAN AND NON HUMAN LIKE ADAPTIONS

• They have less body proportions than their descendents.
• They have a bigger brain.
• They have longer arms than their ancestors.
• Their descendants also have a bigger brain allowing them to climb trees.
• They learned to make tiny huts.

ARTIFACTS

• The lower jaw and molar Louis S.B. Leakey found of this species.
• It is important for it showed what the mouth and face of the species was.
• The Skull was found in Olduvai Gorge in Northern Tanzania.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Homo Habillis humanorigins.si.edu 13 october, 2014 .
• Homo Habillis archaeologyinfo.com 15 october, 2014 .
• Homo Erectus humanorigins.si.edu 15 october, 2014 .
• Homo Habillis Weebly.com 16 october, 2014