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Part I. Comparison Chart
(roman numeral) = Name
1 = Genus and species
2 = Time frame and Location
3 = Brain Size
4 = Physical characteristics
5 = Height and weight
6 = Cultural
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I. Homo neanderthalensis
1. Homo, H neanderthalsensis
2. 400,000 - 40,000 years ago, Europe and southwestern to central asia
3. brains that were just as large as a human and often larger
4. features included their skulls having a large middle part of the face, angled cheek bones, and a huge nose for humidifying and warming cold, dry air. Their oval shaped skulls had a low, receding forehead and distinct browridges, with thick, strong bones. Their bodies were shorter and stockier than ours, another adaptation to living in cold environments. Their large skulls indicated brains that were just as large as ours and often larger.
5. Males average 5 ft 5 in (164 cm). Females average 5 ft 1 in (155 cm).
Males average 143 lbs (65 kg). Females average 119 lbs (54 kg).
6. They created and used sophisticated tools, controlled fire, lived in shelters, made and wore clothing, as well as were skilled hunters of large animals. They also ate plants as food and occasionally made symbolic or ornamental objects. There is evidence that they deliberately buried their dead and occasionally even marked their graves with offerings such as flowers.

II. Ardipithecus ramidus
1. Ardipithecus, Ardipithecus ramidus
2. 4.4 million years ago, eastern Africa, middle Awash and Gona, Ethiopia
3. small brain measuring between 300 and 350 cm3.
4. Features included foot bones that indicated a divergent large toe combined with a rigid foot. A reconstructed pelvis showed adaptations that combine tree-climbing and bipedal activity. a small