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5 - 0 Million Years Ago

The entire history of man makes up just one percent of the history of life on Earth.
Today many scientists believe we are in the midst of another mass species extinction,
caused by humans, which threatens Earth's glorious biodiversity.

Chimpanzee and human lines split 5 MYA. Humans and chimps share close to 99% of genes.
Australopithecus demonstrates hominid bipedalism. Back to top	Home erectus emerges from Africa. Back to top
	Archaic sapiens is one of the oldest fossil humans found in Europe. Back to top
Neanderthal man coexists with Cro-Magnon man in Western Europe. Back to top	Cro-Magnon man returns from a hunt in the Dordogne region of France. Back to top
A Late Stone Age European artist crafts a figurine. Homo sapiens sapiens spread over the world, entering North America over the Bering land bridge. Back to top	Many large North American animals, such as this woolly rhino, become extinct, perhaps due to overhunting by humans. Back to top
Early European Home sapiens sapiens kill a mammoth. Three different species of humans coexist: Neanderthal man (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) in Asia and eastern Europe, Homo erectus in Asia, and the relentlessly spreading Homo sapiens sapiens. Back to top
And, today, many scientists believe we are in the midst of another mass species extinction, caused by humans, which threatens Earth's glorious biodiversity. Back to top