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Palaeoanthropology

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Decks in this class (19)

Lecture 1
Define phylogeny 1,
What is a node on a cladogram 2,
What are fossils 3
46  cards
References
Chester et al 2015 1,
Simons and rasmussen 1994 2
2  cards
Definitions
Stem group 1,
When was the eocene what was the ...,
Name two defining features of str...
6  cards
Adapids Lecture 3
What is interesting about the tal...,
Is the sloping talus in strepsirh...,
What is the talus like of adapids 3
30  cards
Early Anthropoids Lecture 4
Name four anthropoid cranial trai...,
On the lower teeth what have anth...,
Why do the upper molars of anthro...
23  cards
Evolution of the Platyrrhini Lecture 5
In the eocene and oligocene there...,
How does the shape of the pterion...,
How many premolars do platyrrhine...
27  cards
History of the early Catarrhini Lecture 6
___________ exhibit bilophodonty 1,
What foramen have catarrhines los...,
Describe propliopithecids 3
22  cards
History of the Hominoidea
What are the hominoidea 1,
Name two features of the hominoid...,
Where are early hominoids from 3
26  cards
Eurasion Fossil Apes Lecture 8
Name and describe the specimen fo...,
Why is ankarapithecus meteai thou...,
Describe rudapithecus 3
21  cards
Hominin Origins
In humans males are on average __...,
What social structure do people n...,
Describe piltdown man 3
26  cards
Early hominins Lecture 3s
What kind of tools are associated...,
Which are the oldest stone tools 2,
What is the type specimen of aust...
17  cards
Early Homo Lecture 11
What are the two names of knm wt ...,
Why is size an important factor 2,
Which tooth gives a good estimate...
31  cards
Homo Erectus Lecture 12
Which hominin was the first to ex...,
How does h erectus differ to both...,
Where does the name acheulean com...
67  cards
The Muddle in the Middle Lecture 13
Early sites in europe didn t have...,
When and where were hominins foun...,
Describe the atapuerca site in sp...
40  cards
Neanderthals Lecture 14
Where was the first neanderthal d...,
Who analysed the bones found in t...,
Describe neandertal 1 3
35  cards
Neanderthals and Denisovans Lecture 15
What are mousterian tools 1,
What are chatelperronian tools 2,
What is the levallois technique 3
28  cards
Homo floresiensis
Where was homo floresiensis found 1,
Flores was isolated even when sea...,
Why do people think h floresiensi...
27  cards
The origin of modern humans L17
When and where did our species or...,
Describe the cranium of modern hu...,
Why is it difficult to define hum...
36  cards
Josh's flashcards
List four platyrrhine synapomorph...,
Hylobatid traits 2,
Cercopithecoid synapomorphies tra...
26  cards

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