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Explore our evolutionary
adventure from the earliest ape to our modern man and humanity's
industrial civilisation. This site looks at humanity 's ecological
context. Accepting that we have evolved and continue to evolve, I also
look at the long term implications of evolution for humanity. We are a
part of the ecology of the earth. This evolution site is therefore
included within a larger site, called Nature's Holism. Nature's Holism
looks at the mechanism of evolution to establish how associations such
as the bee and the flower evolved.
Homo sapiens sapiens
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Paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, geology, genetics:
The study of human evolution advances with new fossil finds, so this site is constantly being added to. Paleontologists compete to discover the missing link, a new species or genus of anthropod or primate, the oldest hominid or a new interpretation of the fossil record. Slowly, a clearer picture of our evolutuionary history evolves. Only recently, genetics and the study of DNA is revealing amazing detail as to our heritage and the spread of populations across the earth. Even the nature of the very elements is being employed by geologists to establish the climatic and geological history of the earth.
Updates, new findings, discoveries, advances and added data
Here is a small addition to this site on human evolution, where I
shortlist links to recent progress in human evolution and/or changes to
this site.
- A Nature (Spoor et al, 2007) publication extends the period of coexistence of Homo habilis and Homo erectus from 200,000 to 500,000 years. An upper jaw bone of Homo habilis (KNM-ER 42703), dates from 1.44 million years ago. The second fossil (KNM-ER 42700), found in the same region of northern Kenya, is a well preserved skull of Homo erectus, dated to about 1.55 million years ago.
- Scientists have yet to classify a new find, which they believe
falls between A. ramidus and A. afarensis. The bones were
discovered in February 2005 at a new site called Mille, in the
northeastern Afar region of Ethiopia. They are estimated to be 3.8-4
million years old, making this find humankind's first walking
ancestor - the world's oldest bipedal. The fossils include a complete
tibia (lower part of the leg), parts of a thighbone, ribs, vertebrae, a
collarbone, pelvis and a complete shoulder blade, or scapula. An ankle
bone and the tibia show that the creature walked upright, said Bruce
Latimer, co-leader of the team (director of the Cleveland Museum of
Natural History in Ohio) that discovered the fossils.
- The remains of a tiny, new species of human, Homo floresiensis that lived as recently as 13,000 years ago have been discovered on an Indonesian island - Hobbit fossils.
- June 2004 Draft updates of Neanderthal
and Australopithecus pages in 2004
review of whole evolution site.
- Dental evidence elevates the hominid subspecies Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba to its own species, Ardipithecus kadabba [a], [b], [c], [d].
- Oldest human Homo sapiens idaltu:
[a], [b], [c].
- http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/recent.html
Recent Developments in Paleoanthropology. Also see http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/
.
- You can discuss (chat) human evolution with me or other's online at the forum http://forums.cjb.net/holismevolution.html
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis , a new fossil
discovery is currently the oldest hominid fossil. S. tchadensis
shows a mix of primitive and evolved characteristics not expected in
such an old fossil. [| 1 | 2 | 3 |]
- SOME MAJOR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HOMINID PALEONTOLOGY (pdf file)
- CHRONOLOGY OF FOSSIL HOMINIDS 2002 (pdf file)
- Evolution library and online course for teachers teaching evolution .
- Archaeology & Paleontology at National Geographic .
- Evolution update
- Nature: Science update - archaeology .
- Natural Selection : Your guide to quality Internet resources relating to the Natural World.
- Comparative Archaeology Web
- About.com archaeology and archaeology atlas
- Paleontology at Anthrotech and members login
- Origins of humankind site .
- Eomaia scansoria , Earliest Known Ancestor of Placental Mammals Discovered.
- Small brained hominid with large canines from Georgia is the most primitive hominid skull ever discovered outside of Africa. See Dmanisi paleoanthropology site ( cranial differences ).
- Current topics at " Human Evolution at the Smithsonian Institute ".
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES): new searchable list of online articles related to human behavior and evolution.
- PNAS online publication search for current (2002) and past articles and publications. Abstracts and PDF files are available from 1990 to present. Full text is available and searchable from 1996 on.
- Homo
ergaster occupies an important moment in time, just before
the evolution of Homo erectus, H
neanderthalensis and H.
sapiens.
