The Evolutionary Lineage of Man

A. The supposed evolutionary lineage: Common ancestor branched to apes and to man (separate lines); all intermediate stages are placed in Hominidae family

Ramapithecus (13 - 10 million years ago) to Australopithecus (4 -1 million years ago) to Homo erectus (1.6 - 1 million years ago) to Homo sapiens Richard Leakey’s Skull 1470 Impact 11 Supplemental Reading Bone Disease Simulating Ancient Age In "Pre-Human" Fossils Impact 59 Origin Of Mankind Impact 101 The Dating Gap Impact 244 Why Don't We Find More Human Fossils? Back To Genesis 37b Supplemental Reading "Human Evolution" An Update Back To Genesis 105a Supplemental Reading The Apple (Computer) Bites the African Eve Impact 229 Who Or What Made The Laetoli Footprints? Back To Genesis 98b Supplemental Reading Did The "African Eve" Leave Footprints? Back To Genesis 106b Supplemental Reading Does The Human Embryo Go Through Animal Stages? Back To Genesis 8b Supplemental Reading Evolution And The Human Tail Impact 117 Supplemental Reading Why Do Some Babies Show "Animal" Characteristics? Back To Genesis 49b Supplemental Reading Do Back Problems in Humans Prove Evolution from the Animals? Back To Genesis 120b Supplemental Reading

B. Ramapithecus: anatomical differences between men and apes—jaw and teeth

Ramapithecus has the teeth and jaw of a typical orangutan

C. Australopithecus: ape-like skulls

1. Lucy—claimed that she walked upright (hip joint); had gorilla jaw 2. Lord Zuckerman—Australopithecus did not walk upright 3. Dr. Oxnard—said they did not walk upright, and were not man's ancestors Multivariate Analysis: Man...Apes...Australopithecines... Each Uniquely Different Impact 29 Supplemental Reading Was Lucy An Ape-Man? Back To Genesis 11b Supplemental Reading Has the "Missing Link" Been Found? Back To Genesis 71b Supplemental Reading What Distinguishes Man From Ape? Back To Genesis 83b Supplemental Reading Who or What Was Australopithicus Ananemsis? Back To Genesis 84b Supplemental Reading

D. Homo erectus

1. Java man a. Dubois found skull cap and femur: skull cap - apelike; femur - human-like b. Later Dubois said he was wrong; it was a gibbon Alleged Evolutionary Ancestors Coexisted With Modern Humans Impact 286 2. Found teeth, jaws, broken skulls, and tools a. creatures were too ape-like to have used tools b. seem to have been hunted and eaten 3. Lewis Leakey found Australopithecus and Homo erectus contemporary, in a layer above man

E. Neanderthal

1. Were hunched, had eyebrow ridges, walked upright 2. Were diseased - arthritis and ricketts 3. Fully human A Creationist's Evaluation of Neanderthal (Sidebar 4) Is Neanderthal In Our Family Tree? Back To Genesis 105b Supplemental Reading

F. Cro-magnon man—very similar to a European man

G. Others:

1. Piltdown man—hoax 2. Nebraska Man—one tooth Summary Chart (Sidebar 5)