Hominid Flashcards

11309260054	Australopithecus	The earliest species for which we have reliable brain/body estimates	0
11309260055	Homo habilis	"Handy Human". First to use stone tools.	1
11309260056	Homo erectus	"Upright man" these hominids became skillful hunters and invented more sophisticated tools.	2
11309260057	Homo neanderthalensis	Controlled fire, lived in shelter, and buried their dead with ceremonies	3
11309260058	Homo sapiens	A species of the creatures Hominid who have larger brains and to which humans belong, dependent of language and usage of tools.	4