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 CS184 * Modeling the Evolution of Cognition * Spring 08


Australopithecus africanus

3 MYA
Cranial capacity: 400ml
Homo habilis
2.5 MYA
Cranial capacity: 660ml
Homo erectus
1.5 MYA
Cranial capacity: 950ml
Homo neanderthalensis
0.5 MYA
Cranial capacity: 1400ml
Homo sapiens
0.15 MYA
Cranial capacity: 1330ml

Compare These Hominid Skulls
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Yes, Neandertal's brain was, on average,                     larger than ours!

SOURCES:
A. africanus, H. habilis & H. sapies: Campbell, B.G. & Loy, J.D. (1996) Humankind Emerging. Harper Colins.
H. erectus: Robertshaw, P. & Rubalcaba, J. (2004). The Early Human World. Oxford University Press.
H. neanderthalensis: Tattersall, I. (1993). The Human Odyssey. Prentice Hall.