Hominids: A Look Back at Our AncestorsDiscusses the fossil remains, probable appearance, and possible behavior of the gigantic flesh-eating dinosaurs of the Mesozoic, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus, and such lesser known relatives as Acrocanthosaurus and Baryonyx walkeri. |
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1.5 million ancestors animal bones antler archaic H archaic Homo sapiens Asia Aurignacian australo Australopithecus afarensis Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus boisei Australopithecus robustus blade bones found brow ridges butchered canines cave Christopher Santoro climate complete skeleton Cro-Magnon cubic centimeters Dinosaurs discovered discovery early hominids East Africa Europe evidence flakes fossils found at campsites France giraffes groups hand axe HELEN RONEY SATTLER hominid fossils hominids hominids lived Homo erectus Homo habilis Homo sapiens neanderthalensis Homo sapiens sapiens Homo species humanlike creatures hundred hunting hyenas ICE SHEET Ice-Age known Homo lakes large animals larger leg bones leopards life-style lower jaw Magdalenian mammoth meat million years ago molars Neanderthals North America oldest hominids oldest known Olduvai Gorge pelvis pithecines predators probably Pterosaurs rocks sapiens fossil savanna scientists believe scraper shows skin smaller South Africa stone tools subspecies suggest Tanzania Taung thousand years ago Turkana boy