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Skullcast: comparison of hominin skulls

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Uploaded by on Oct 6, 2009

Biology teacher Andrew Douch makes comparisons between the skulls of an ancient hominin (Australopithecus afarensis) and a modern hominin (Homo sapiens).

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  • Neither is an ape. Both are Hominins - bipedal "humanoid" primates. If you compare Australopithecus to a Chimpanzee (the most "human-like" of the apes) there are some notable differences.

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  • Makes me wonder what we might evolve into. maybe similar to the drawings of aliens. lol!

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  • @suzla1 also comagnon's had a very large robust size which would have called for a higher brain capacity to control... Just another reason for larger brainsize over modern humans

  • @SuzLa1 Energy consumption. Big brains mean larger calorie consumption which calls for more food/energy. We found the balance between our bodies and our brain capacity so that we could support our brain and body calorie needs sufficiently

  • you're amazing

  • Is it true they make prehuman bodies look more human than they really were?

  • Why have modern human brains become smaller after the Cromagnon?

  • thank you !

  • Homo Neanderthalis is not an ancestor of Homo sapiens

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    probably because we ARE neanderthals and don't want to admit it. haha.

    i love the neanderthals.

  • thank you so much! this is a very helpful movie and i appreciate the fact that it was created and then posted on youtube.

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