Biological Anthropology questions

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1. Explain what scientists have
discovered regarding the major adaptions associated with each of the
following transformational stages or “step” in our evolutionary history.
(refer to online resources to complete this assignment)

Earliest
Hominins (from the Late and Early Pliocene – +4.0 to 6 or 7 Mya )
probable hominins (like Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Ardipithecus ramidus)

Early
hominins off the Australopithecus group (like Australopithecus
afarensis, Kenyanthropus, Au. garhi, Au. afreicans, Au. sediba,
Paranthropus robustus, Paranthropus boisei)

Earliest members of the genus Homo (like Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis)

Early hunting and gathering hominins (like Homo ergaster, Homo erectus)

Hunting and gathering hominins that controlled fire (like Homo heidelbergensis)

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