17. โฮโมเซเปียนส์ : Homosapiens
Modern man in the form of Homo sapiens arose in Africa some 160,000 years
ago from Homo erectus. Homo sapiens were distinguished by lighter skeletons
and bigger brains than earlier Homo groups, whom they eventually displaced in
populating the globe.
Homo erectus arose approximately 1.6 million years ago and populated
Africa, Asia and Europe. They were supplemented about 40,000 years ago
by archaic Homo species, although a Javanese group may have been a
contemporary of Homo sapiens.
The first known pre-historic man has been given the name Homo
ergaster who arose in Africa some 1.9 million years ago. He is linked to
Homo erectus who developed from, and eventually replaced Homa
ergaster, in Africa and Asia. Homo ergaster has been identified with early
stone tool technology.
Source: http://www.janesoceania.com/melanesia_origins/index.htm