History of man
Ancentral Lines
Millions of years ago
Ardipithecus ramidus, 4.4 mya, first found 1992, chimpanzee-like, walked upright
Australopithecus anamensis, 4.2-3.9 mya, chimp-like, 1965
 
Australopithecus afarensis, (Lucy), large teeth and chewing muscles, more human-like, walked upright, 3.5-2.9 mya, 1973
 
Australopithecus africanus, slightly larger brain, smaller canine teeth and larger molars, 3.0-2.4 mya, 1924
 
Australopithecus robustus, large "robust" skull, jaw and teeth, sagittal crest, 2.1-1.6 mya, 1938
 
Australopithecus bosei, larger skull and teeth, 2.3-1.1 mya, 1959
Homo habilis, "handy man", primive stone tools, larger brain, 2.4-1.5 mya, 1960
 
Homo erectus (Java man), first hominid to use fire, wide-ranging, 1.8-0.3 mya, 1893
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, adapted to cold climate, robust bones and powerfull muscles, larger brain than living humans, 0.23-0.03 mya, 1856
Homo sapiens (archaic), larger brain, more rounded skull, 0.5-0.2 mya, 1921
Homo sapiens (modern), or Hom. sapiens sapiens, elaborate tools and fine artworks, cave paintings, 0.12 mya, Cro-Magnon, 1868.
The Hominid Brain
Homo Habilis The First Homo
 
Human fossil sites
Europe Fossil Sites
Migration of Homo Sapiens