Question

I want you to do a websearch! Hominin fossils are being discovered in areas that are newly being investigated! (by the way…when I took this class-there were only a handful of these creatures---aren’t you lucky that they are being discovered now?!?). What I want you to do is choose one of the hominins below and answer the questions-very similar to your cave art exercise.  

Choose from:    Australopithecus sediba

                              Homo luzonensis

                              Homo Naledi

1- What is its closest relative (for instance, did it develop from H erectus or Neanderthal or?

2- When did this species roam the earth?

3- What is special about it? Why should we care?

4- What websites did you choose to research your species?

Answer 1

Choose from Homo Naledi

- What is its closest relative (for instance, did it develop from H erectus or Neanderthal or?

Ans It's closest relative is Homo erectus

-- When did this species roam the earth?

Ans - This species roam earth  335,000–236,000 years ago.

--What is special about it? Why should we care?

Ans- The fossils display a unique mix of modern and archaic traits and are shaking up our understanding of the origins and diversity of our human lineage.

- What websites did you choose to research your species?

Ans- Natural History Museum