Human Genealogy

(Who else is hanging around in your family tree?)

Taxonomic Scheme

• Kingdom

• Phyum

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Genus

• Species

Taxonomic Scheme• Karl

• Plays

• Cards

• Only

• For

• Green

• Stamps

Taxonomic Scheme• Kids

• Prefer

• Candy

• Over

• Fat

• Gooey

• Snails

Taxonomic Scheme• Kingdom - Animal• Phyum - Chordate• Sub-phylum - Vertebrate• Class - Mammal• Order - Primate• Family - Hominid• Genus - Homo• Species - Homo sapiens

More Mnemonics

• Animalia• Chordata• Vertebrata• Mammalia• Primata• Hominid• Homo• Homo sapiens

• Ana• Caught• Vince• Making• Piping • Hot • Ham• Sandwiches

• A• chocolate• valentine• may• produce• hot and• heavy • sweethearts

• Animalia• Chordata• Vertebrata• Mammalia• Primata• Hominid• Homo• Homo sapiens

• A• crystal• vase• might• possibly• hold• hybrid • sunflowers

• Animalia• Chordata• Vertebrata• Mammalia• Primata• Hominid• Homo• Homo sapiens

• Amy• cutout• valentines for• Ma,• Pa,• her• husband and• sister

• Animalia• Chordata• Vertebrata• Mammalia• Primata• Hominid• Homo• Homo sapiens

Chordates

Fish Amphibian

Reptile Mammal

Birds

Primates• Baboon Prosimian

The Pinnacle of Evolution?

Other Hominids?

Bigfoot

Sasquatch

Jersey Devil

Abominable Snowman

Other Hominids?

Neanderthal

Homo habilis

Homo erectus