Australopithecus — timeframe?
3-4 million years ago
Australopithecus — location?
Primarily in Africa
Australopithecus — locomotion?
Partially upright walking
Lucy — significance?
Famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil
Homo Habilis — nickname?
'Handy man'
Homo habilis — tool use?
Deliberate use of tools
Homo Erectus — timeframe?
1.8 million - 114,000 years ago
Homo Erectus — key traits?
Upright posture, fire, advanced tools
Neanderthals — timeframe?
200,000 - 28,000 years ago
Neanderthals — location?
Europe and Asia
Homo Heidelbergensis — role?
Ancestor of Neanderthals and sapiens
Homo Sapiens — timeframe?
From about 300,000 years ago
Evolution process — mechanism?
Gradual change, adaptation over time
Evolution — principle?
Survival of the best adapted
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2. What nickname is given to Homo habilis due to its association with tool use?
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