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What was the first key hominid trait to appear in the fossil record?
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Bipedal locomotion.
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What modern form of Homo sapiens first existed about what years ago?
Anatomically modern humans first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 195,000 years ago.
Who were the hominids that were the first hunters?
The first hominid was dated back 4.4 million years ago. It was namedArdipithicus Ramidus. A team of experienced Paleontologists spent 10 years trying to find the whole skeleton. They did not succeed but one thing was found. We did not used to walk like apes do today. We descended from creatures that walked up right.
Where was homo erectus first found?
The earliest hominid fossil was found in 1974. it's species lived for about seven million years ago and it was called Lucy
Who was the hominid that fist made clothing and art and is still here today?
hominid that first made clothing and art and is still here today
How long have humans been on earth?
Homo sapiens (Humans) first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 130,000 years ago. This date does not include supspecies which have dated back to approximately 500,000 years ago. (The scientific method in determining this can be easily researched if you are interested)
When did the Equus first appear in the fossil record?
when did the equus frist appear in the fossil record
What modern form of Homo sapiens first existed about what years ago?
Anatomically modern humans first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 195,000 years ago.
Which organisms have produced the oldest fossil evidence?
Cyanobacteria are the first to appear in the fossil record.
According to the fossil record when did the first prokaryotic cells appear on your planet?
2.5 billion years ago
Was Africa the first continent that people appeared on?
That is correct. The fossil record shows that human fossils appear in Africa long before they appear anywhere else.
When did abundant fossil evidence first appear in the geologic record?
The first abundant fossil evidence first appeared during the Paleozoic Era. It was the first era of the Phanerozoic Eon, which occurred 540 million years ago.
How many years has the coelacanth fish existed?
Coelacanth fish first appear in the fossil record about 410 million years ago.
In general the first mammals of any group to appear in the fossil record?
resembled dogs and cats
What was the first hominid to appear on earth?
Adam and Eve.
Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until what geologic era?
Abundant and diverse fossils first appeared in the Cambrian era, although there is fossil evidence throughout much of the Precambrian.
When did the first land plants and animals appear in the fossil record?
The first plants with spores, which indicates that they were land plants, appeared in the Middle Ordovician period, about 470 million years ago. First records of tetrapods, or land animals, show up in the fossil record around 370 million years ago.
Why was the 3.4 milion year old hominid fossil found in Hadar called Lucy?
Because the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was playing on the radio when they found the first bit of fossil.
