Cro-Magnons are early representatives of the species Homo sapiens sapiens. They lived about 40-12 thousand years ago and looked like modern humans. Compared to Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons had a
Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) lived on Earth about 300-35 thousand years ago. Representatives of this type of people were of average height (about 155 cm) with a massive
A qualitative leap in the transformation of a monkey into a man took place about 2 million years ago and was associated with the manufacture of the first
At the beginning of the Cenozoic, that is, more than 40 million years ago, the first primates appeared. Several branches separated from them, leading to modern apes and
The role of biological factors in human evolution Man, like any other biological species, was formed under the influence of biological factors of evolution: mutations, population waves, isolation,
A person has a number of characteristic features. 1. Only man is characterized by upright walking. In connection with upright posture, bends of the spine arose, an arched
Evidence of human ancestry from animals The facts proving the relationship between man and animals include the similarity of the external and internal structure, the similarity of the
The Cenozoic era (the era of new life) began 65 million years ago and continues to the present day. It is subdivided into tertiary and quaternary periods. Angiosperms
The Mesozoic era (the era of middle life) began 250 million years ago. It is subdivided into three periods: Triassic, Cretaceous and Jurassic. At the beginning of the
