Mammals

Pleistocene

40,000 - 11,000 years ago

Prehistoric Animals of Los Angeles

American Mastodon

Mammut Americanum

Saber-toothed Cat

Smilodon Fatalis

Yesterday's Camel

Camelops Hesternus

Dire Wolf

Canis Dirus

Harlan's Ground Sloth

Paramylodon Harlani

Western Horse

Equus Occidentalis

Ancient Bison

Bison Antiquus

Extant Animals

Coyote, Rabbit, Skunk, Bob Cat, Squirrels, Etc.

Human Evolution

A Hominin is a human like organism

-We were not the only Hominins on this planet but we are the last

Humans and Neanderthals lived together at the same time

-It is hypothesized that humans killed off the Neanderthals

Humans are an African Species. Here is a chart of their migration from Africa

The first Hominins were on the planet around 6 million years ago. The first Homo sapiens have been on the planet less than a million years