History of Human Evolution

Evolution of Primates ! 10 Events in Evolution of Humans Revisiting history from first primates to modern humans ! 1 65M 2 56M 3 55M 4 45M 5 38M 6 20M 7 10M 8 3.2M 2M 10 300k Purgatorius - 65 million years ago ! The first recognized primate , Purgatorius , which dates back to approximately 65 million years ago , is documented solely through isolated teeth and jaw fragments . * Purgatorius looked similar to mouse ! Over the last two decades , teeth , upper jawbones , and lower jawbones belonging to the genus of mammals called Purgatorius , the oldest genus within the extinct early primate group known as plesiadapiforms , have been gathered from the Hell Creek region in northeastern Montana . This area , situated south and east of Fort Peck Reservoir , is renowned for its T. rex and Triceratops fossils . Dryomomys - 1st primate with good fossil data Dryomomys appeared 56 million years ago . In a recent study , Florida Museum paleontologist Jonathan Bloch described Dryomomys szalayi as a new species of archaic primate . Dryomomys possessed a skull approximately the size of a grape , coupled with a body length of around 6 inches . Carpolestes - 55 million years ago ! Carpolestes , a genus of extinct mammal - like primates , originated in the late Paleocene of North America approximately 58 million years ago . Carpolestes featured flattened fingernails on its feet , contrasting with claws on its fingers . Notharctus - 45 million years ago ! Notharctus , a genus of adapiform primate , inhabited both North America and Europe during the late to middle Eocene - 45 million years ago . In real life , Notharctus would have resembled a lemur . Aegyptopithecus - 35 million years ago ! Resembling present - day New World monkeys , Aegyptopithecus was approximately the size of a modern howler monkey , measuring about 56 to 92 cm ( 22 to 36 in ) in length . Fragmentary remains of Aegyptopithecus were discovered during several field seasons in Egypt . Proconsul - 20 million years ago ! Proconsul , a primates genus now extinct , thrived during the Miocene epoch approximately 21 to 17 million years ago . Fossilized remnants have been discovered in Eastern Africa , encompassing regions such as Kenya and Uganda . Dryopithecus - 9 million years ago ! Fossils of Dryopithecus , dating back to the Miocene and Pliocene epochs ( 10 to 2.6 million years ago ) , have been discovered , suggesting an apparent origin in Africa . Their canine teeth were larger than those in humans but not as strongly developed as those in other living apes . The limbs were not excessively long . Australopithecus - Famous Lucy - 3.2 Million ! The rare fossil , which comprised 40 % of a skeleton attributed to a female Australopithecus afarensis , received the name " Lucy " from the Beatles song " Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds . Did you know that Lucy is perhaps the most famous human ancestor in the world ? Additionally , Lucy walked on two feet , marking a significant step in human evolution . Homo Erectus - 2 million years ago ! Homo Erectus appeared in Africa around two million years ago , having evolved from either a late form of Australopithecus or one of the more primitive forms of Homo . Subsequently , it spread into various regions of Asia . It was the first of our relatives to have completely human - like body proportions , with shorter arms and longer legs relative to its torso . Homo Sapiens - 300 thousand years ago ! Between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago , Homo sapiens , the first modern humans , evolved from their early hominid predecessors . There is evidence to suggest that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred during the time when they coexisted . 8B 3B Heart beats around 3 More than 8 billion alive Homo Sapiens on billion times in the Earth today ! average person's life ! Source Curious Matrix.com 621M Humans blink over 621 million times during average lifetime ! CURIOUSMATRIX.COM -01010 100110110 11011110110 011101101111011 100001100101 11011010001101000 11001110110 10000001101111011 0110100101110 01010 010 1001101101111011 01101111011011 100001100101 15h1000110100 00000011 00011010 CURIOUS MATRIX STAY CURIOUS