13.2 Flashcards

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Features of Australopithecines

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Short canines
No diastema (afarensis there is)
Low forehead
430cm-480cm brain zize
Bipedal
s shape Spine
Thumbs shorter- favoured power grip

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Paranthrobus Robustus Features

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520m3 cranial capacity
Large sagittal crest
Large molars and pre molars, small incisors and canines
Heavy brow ridges
Less proganthism

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Homo Habilis features

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Brain size of 610m3
Rounder skull
Smaller brow ridge
Central foramen magnum
Slight curved fingers
-Rounder dental arcade

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Homo Erectus Features

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Varied height
Defined brow ridges
Low sloping forehead
Shorter stocky body
Reduced molar size
Cranial capacity of 1050cm3

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Homo Neandetheral Features

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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

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Homo sapiens

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Skulls shorter front to back
Less prominent brow ridges
Smaller jaw
Reduction off face
1350m3 brain size
Teeth smaller, chin developed
Eye sockets separated

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