Our Ancestors Evolution

Our last discussion will bring into focus a lot of the elements that we discussed throughout these last few weeks. For example, think back to the beginning of the course when we learned about the finer points of evolution and how natural section plays a major part. How non-human primates adapted to their environments through physical or behavioral adaptations. Finally we are learning about how our earliest ancestors became bipedal. This leads us to discussion number three.

This discussion revolves around our earliest ancestors. What set them on the direction to the Genus Homo? How did the environment effect these changes? What are some of the physical adaptions (think about our hands, feet, pelvis and overall body proportions)? Finally, what are some of the ways this adaptation helped these species become successful?

For discussion posts, you are to write out your thoughts on the topic—about 1 or 2 paragraphs—and post it in the discussion forum.