13.2 Flashcards
Features of Australopithecines
Short canines
No diastema (afarensis there is)
Low forehead
430cm-480cm brain zize
Bipedal
s shape Spine
Thumbs shorter- favoured power grip
Paranthrobus Robustus Features
520m3 cranial capacity
Large sagittal crest
Large molars and pre molars, small incisors and canines
Heavy brow ridges
Less proganthism
Homo Habilis features
Brain size of 610m3
Rounder skull
Smaller brow ridge
Central foramen magnum
Slight curved fingers
-Rounder dental arcade
Homo Erectus Features
Varied height
Defined brow ridges
Low sloping forehead
Shorter stocky body
Reduced molar size
Cranial capacity of 1050cm3
Homo Neandetheral Features
Big faces, large skulls
Larger brain than humans, less convolutions
Slight prognathism
Short powerful limbs
Short- 1.5m
1485m3 cranial capacity
Biepdal movement
Wider and more projected nose- due to cold environments
Homo sapiens
Skulls shorter front to back
Less prominent brow ridges
Smaller jaw
Reduction off face
1350m3 brain size
Teeth smaller, chin developed
Eye sockets separated