Homo sapiens

(source of picture: The Dawn of Man)

The evolution of Homo sapiens commenced approximately 200 000 - 300 000 years ago. The Homo sapiens structure is similar to that of the Homo erectus, yet Homo sapiens skulls were slightly rounder and larger. Their teeth and jaws were noticeably smaller, which corresponds with, they're fragile face. The Homo sapiens brain capacity averaged an impressive 1 350 cc, surprisingly the same size of todays humans. (Wicander and Monroe 1993)

back to Homo lineage