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11/ (Cenozoic HUMAN EVOLUTION) Flashcards

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What does Prosimians mean?

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“pro”- before / “simians”- apes

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Info on Prosimians?

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Oldest primate lineage / Small, arboreal primates / 5 digits on each hand and foot / Omnivorous/insectivorous / refer warm climates

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Examples of Prosimians?

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Lemurs, lorises, galagos, tarsiers, tree shrews

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Anthropoids contain these 3 superfamilies.

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Ceropithecoidea / Ceboidea / Hominoidea

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Ceropithecoidea AKA? Includes..?

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Old wrld Monkeys / Macaques, Baboons, Proboscus Monkeys

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Ceboidea AKA? Includes..?

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New Wrld Monkeys / Howler, Spider, and Squirrel Monkeys

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Hominoidea AKA? Includes..?

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Apes & People / Chimps, orangs, Gorillas, Gibbons and Siamangs, Humans and extinct relative

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Describe Old Wrld Monkeys

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downward nostrils / Grasping hands / Non-prehensile tails
[Africa and Asia]

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Describe New Wrld Monkeys

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Prehensile Tails / Flat face / Wide Nostrils / [Central and South America]

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When did Hominids split from monkeys?

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Split from old wrld monkeys 25 mya

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Name and info of first Hominoid

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Aegyptopithecus / appeared in Eocene

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What 2 groups appear during the Hominoids?

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Dryopithecines and Sivapithecids

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Info on Dryopithecines

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Ancestors of gorillas, chimps, and people / 1st appear in Africa / include Proconsul

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Info on Sivapithecids

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eventually modern orangutans / 1st appear in Africa / Very few bones, just teeth

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How many species of Australopithecines?

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5 MAINLY / could be 6

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What is the oldest Australopithecine?

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A (Australopithecine) Anamensis

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The skeletal remains of Lucy make up want species?

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A. afarensis

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Age of oldest Hominid footprints & what it shows?

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3.8-3.4 mya / 2 adults and a adolescent

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Info on Homo erectus?

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1st leave Africa / 1.8 mya- 100,000 yrs ago / Larger brain / Similar in size to modern humans / Made tools, had basic society, fires, cave habitation

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If you think of cavemen what species should come to mind?

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Homo erectus

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Describe Neanderthals.

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Low, heavy brow ridges / more projecting mouth / Receding chin / larger brain & bodies with more musculature

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Describe Denisovans.

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Dark skin, eyes and hair / Similar builds to Neanderthals / Larger molars / Existed alongside Neanderthals

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Info on Cro-Magnons?

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35,000- 10,000 yrs ago / Successors of Neanderthals / Cave-painters / Skilled nomadic hunters / Specialized tools / Homo sapiens

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Is Human rock record bad?

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IT IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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