Evolution of the Human Brain

by Robin Stewart
Written in 1998, when I was in 8th grade

Welcome! Click on a skull below for more information on that species, or try some of the other buttons below for some neat pictures, facts, and links.
ardipithecus

brain size: 300 ccs

australopithecus

brain size: 310-530 ccs

homo habilis

brain size: 580-752 ccs

homo erectus

brain size: 775-1225 ccs

Neandertal

brain size: 1200-1300 ccs

modern human

brain size: 1350 ccs!

 
Pictures courtesy of National Geographic, Feb. 1997 issue.
 

See the Report Chimp versus Human brains Links to other brain evolution sites


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