O homo habilis is species of human evolution already extinct, belonging to the class of hominids, considered the first human being.
This species derives from the evolution of the australopithecus and it has this name because it was the first hominid to manifest the ability to manipulate utensils.
And this skill allowed him to have more complex challenges and more elaborate strategies for his survival, such as the use of these tools for a more effective hunting.
O homo habilis it lived about 2 million to 780 thousand years ago and, according to the discovery of the first fossils found in this species by Louis Leakey and his colleagues in 1964, it is possible to conclude that he inhabited the region of Tanzania in Africa Eastern.
Features of homo habilis
In physical terms, the homo habilis is a little taller than its predecessors, but the main difference is that its brain is 50% larger than its predecessor species, the australopithecus.
It also has proportionately much longer arms and a smaller cranial cavity than its predecessor species.
With the bigger brain, the intellectual capacity was also improved. O homo habilis he learned to cut stones and turn them into hunting weapons.
Main discoveries of the homo habilis
The invention of stone tool it is revolutionary because it allows you to take advantage of the carrion of other animals, which brings food nutrients that improve the quality of life in general.
Furthermore, the incorporation of stone tools was the first step towards other more sophisticated inventions, such as the invention of the fire, another invention that revolutionized human history.
the Has skills also passes to explore new territories and finds practical solutions for every kind of problem or threat.
They start to live in communities, starting to create a primitive language between its members and have a kind of communication with each other.
See also the meaning of homo sapiens it's from Evolution.