Final Flashcards
Who contributes to a false perception of man and apes?
Artists
Evolution predicts a ____ of man and apes.
Common ancestor
What do evolutionists emphasize as similarity between humans and apes?
DNA
Humans have how’s my chromosomes?
23
Chimps have how many chromosomes?
24
Human telomeres are
Half as long
Inconsistent comparisons between
Gorillas and humans
Chimps have:
Sloped face Smaller brain case Large long jaw No nasal bones Large canine teeth Large zygomatic arch Brow ridge
Who’s jaws are different from humans jaws?
Orangatang
Gorilla m
Gorilla f
Chimpanzee
When apes are drawn in _____ ____ try can appear to be much more human than they really are.
Unnatural position
Laetrile footprints
Footprints in volcanic ash
At least 2 individual walking side by side, upright with no big toe
Presumes to be Australopithecus because of the 3.6 m.y.a. Date
Paleoanthropology
Study of human fossils
“Study of old men”
Most investigators use casts but
May not be accurate
Piltdown man
Filed teeth
Fossil hoax consisting of a human skull and an orangutan jaw
Portrayal of Neanderthal
Less intelligence British Typical cave man Very different from modern humans Probably not true
Sites of Neanderthal inhabitation
Europe France Croatia Iraq Israel
Distinct Neanderthal characteristics
Low slopes forehead
Occipital bun
Prominent brow ridge
What did Neanderthals do?
Used fire and tools Hunted and trapped prey Used jewelry Probably interbred with modern humans Cared for each other Buried their dead
Homo erectus
Upright man .3-1.8 m.y.a. 1891 Eugene dubois java island Skull cap femur few teeth found 1920 admitted finding wajak 1&2