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Hominids

*Appeared 3 to 4 million years ago in souther and eastern Africa.

*Humanlike creatures called primates

*Mary and Louis Leakey excavated hominid fossils in the Great Rift Valley

*"Lucy," and Australopithecine fossil, found in 1974.

*Three major differences from earlier primates: bipedalism (gives ability to walk upright), a sizable brain (enables abstract thought and fine motor control), and a larynx (allows for complex speech)

*Thought-processing ability led to alteration of the natural environment to suit human needs

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  • The 3 to the 4 mn years ago in southern and eastern Africa.
  • Humanlike creatures are called the primates. 3 major differences from earlier primates: gives the ability to walk upright, a  sizable brain thought and fine motor control), and a larynx.

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