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Hominid Migration   Hominid Fossil Data and the World Map

1.How many years ago is 0.3 million years?__________________. 
   
   How many years ago is 0.2 million years?__________________.

2. On what continent can you find the earlist fossils?

3.Find a fossil and write its type (taxon) and map coordinates for each of the following locations
   below:

a. China -

b. United States -

c. Mexico -

d. Australia -

e. Brazil-

f. Java -

g. Germany -

h. Ethiopia -

i. Iraq-

j. South Africa-

4. Which fossil taxon seems to have the earliest wide distribution throughout much of the old world?

    How did they get to these places?

    Pick two sites that are widely separated and infer the relative age of each specimen.

    _____________________  and  ______________________

   (Which one is older than the other and explain your reasoning.)



5. Neanderthal fossils are found in what part of the old world?

6. Early modern Homo sapiens sapiens were the first hominids to enter into which continent(s)?

   Choose one Homo sapien sapien and follow it as it migrates. Write down the locations that you
   find the fossils. (write them in order )

7. Where do you find fossils of Neandertals and early modern Homo sapiens sapiens that are near
    each other?

     Why do you think Neandertals became extinct?

8. Look at your finished map.  Describe the overall migration pattern of humans and prehuman
    ancestors based on the data that you plotted on the map. From where to where did hominids
    migrate?

9. How long do you think it would take you to hike from Ethiopia to Java? 


   Why is it unlikely that Homo erectus made the journey in the same amount time?