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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park

Evolution of the Hominids

Learning Objectives

What is the evolutionary history of the primates?

When and under what circumstances did the hominids evolve, and why was bipedalism so important?

What do we know about the first members of the genus Homo?