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The evolution
The evolution of man is due to natural

selection, which is the process by
which organisms best adapted to
their environment are more
successful in surviving and
reproducing, leading to the
transmission of the genetic traits that
allowed them to be successful to their
offspring decendents.
In the case of humans, our evolution began around six million years ago, when our
ancestors diverged from the chimpanzee evolutionary line. Since then, we have
undergone a series of physical and cognitive changes that have allowed us to
adapt to a wide range of environments and situations.
Some of the reasons why humans evolve include adaptation to changing
environments, the need to survive in harsh conditions, and competition for limited
resources. It has also been argued that our evolution has been driven by social
and cultural factors, such as the need to cooperate and communicate with other
individuals of our species.
It is important to emphasize that evolution is a
continuous and constantly changing process,
and that human beings are not a "finished" or
"perfect" species. Natural selection continues
to influence our evolution, and we may
continue to experience changes in the future
as we adapt to new conditions and
challenges.
Modern humans were endowed with modern
physiognomy and behavior, and the earliest remains date to between 195,000 and
140,000 years ago. About 30,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans were
the only remaining members of the genus Homo. This species would have
conquered the entire world, actively or accidentally extinguishing the rest of the
species of the genus Homo and becoming the humanity we know today.
The study of this process was given thanks to archaeology, paleontology, geology
and other similar sciences, but above all thanks to the emergence of the studies of
Charles Darwin and the Theory of the origin of species, which came to supplant
creationism or the spontaneous generation as the best human explanation
regarding its origins.
Ardipithecus. It lived in East Africa between 4 and 6
million years ago. Ardipithecus is near the "root" of
the human family tree. The shape of the fossil toe
bones suggests that it walked upright.
Australopithecus anamensis. It existed between 4.2
and 3.9 million years ago. This species, which has a
mix of ape-like and human-like characteristics,
evolved from Ardipithecus. A comparison of the
body sizes and canine teeth of male and female A.
Homo erectus. Initially the fossils that are now

classified as Homo ergaster were considered by some scientists to be Homo
erectus. It inhabited Asia 1.8 million years ago, until its extinction 300,000 years
ago. He covered himself with animal skins and made various stone tools, as well
as cooking his food, since he would have tamed fire.
The question about the origin of man is complex and has been the subject of study
and debate for centuries. Generally speaking, the most widely accepted theory
today is the theory of evolution, which holds that man evolved from earlier hominid
species.
Homo sapiens.
It is the human
being as we
know it and it
emerged in two
batches.
Premodern
humans, whose
skulls were not
yet fully
spherical, had a
vertical front
and a high vault, and inhabited Africa (mainly
Ethiopia, Israel, Morocco and South Africa) between 315,000 and 100,000 years
ago. Modern humans were endowed with modern physiognomy and behavior, and
the earliest remains date to between 195,000 and 140,000 years ago. About
30,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans were the only remaining
members of the genus Homo. This species would have conquered the entire
world, actively or accidentally extinguishing the rest of the species of the genus
Homo and becoming the humanity we know today.
According to the theory of evolution, the human species originated in Africa
approximately 2 million years ago, with the appearance of the first hominids,
suchas Sahelanthropus tchadensis and
Orrorin tugenensis. Over time, these
species evolved and diversified, giving
rise to others such as Australopithecus
afarensis, which lived around 3.2 million
years ago and is known for the discovery
of the famous Lucy fossil in Ethiopia.
Later, about 2.5 million years ago, the
genus Homo arose, which includes
present-day humans and extinct species such as Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and
Homo neanderthalensis. The modern human species, Homo sapiens, appeared
about 300,000 years ago in Africa and spread throughout the world in waves of
migration.
In summary, the theory of evolution maintains that man is the result of a long
process of biological evolution and that his origin goes back to earlier hominid
species that lived in Africa millions of years ago.
Homo habilis. It is the first hominid to have enough uniquely human characteristics
to be placed in the same genus as modern humans. The genus Homo is
characterized by its ability to develop stone tools, and the first of these existed in
Africa 2.2 million years ago.
Homo ergaster. It is believed that it evolved from
habilis. Homo ergaster was the first human
species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago and
colonize other territories, thanks to which it served
as a link between two other future species: Homo
erectus (in China and the Far East) and Homo
cepranensis or Homo antecessor.
In
conclusion.
Human evolution, is the process by which human beings developed on Earth from
now-extinct primates. Viewed zoologically, humans are Homo sapiens, a culture-
bearing upright-walking species that lives on the ground and very likely first
evolved in Africa about 315,000 years ago. They are now the only living members
of what many zoologists refer to as the human tribe, Hominini, but there is
abundant fossil evidence to indicate that we were preceded for millions of years by
other hominins, such as Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and other species of
Homo, and that our species also lived for a time contemporaneously with at least
one other member of our genus, H. neanderthalensis (the Neanderthals). In
addition, we and our predecessors have always shared Earth with other apelike
primates, from the modern-day gorilla to the long-extinct Dryopithecus. That we
and the extinct hominins are somehow related and that we and the apes, both
living and extinct, are also somehow related is accepted by anthropologists and
biologists everywhere. Yet the exact nature of our evolutionary relationships has
been the subject of debate and investigation since the great British naturalist
Charles Darwin published his monumental books On the Origin of Species (1859)
and The Descent of Man (1871). Darwin never claimed, as some of his Victorian
contemporaries insisted he had, that “man was descended from the apes,” and
modern scientists would view such a statement as a useless simplification—just as
they would dismiss any popular notions that a certain extinct species is the
“missing link” between humans and the apes. There is theoretically, however, a
common ancestor that existed millions of years ago. This ancestral species does
not constitute a “missing link” along a lineage but rather a node for divergence into
separate lineages. This ancient primate has not been identified and may never be
known with certainty, because fossil relationships are unclear even within the
human lineage, which is more recent.

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Homo erectus. Initially the fossils that are now

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