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Chapter 20 - Primate Evolution and Human Origins

Humans are mammals of the Order Primates. There are many features that associate humans with other primates but there are also many differences. As study of the long evolutionary history of humans has progressed, a great deal of fossil and anatomical evidence has been discovered.

Topics for Chapter 20:

  • The Primates

  • Human Prehistory

  • Fossil Hominids

  • Donald Johanson and his fossil discovery, “Lucy”

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