Chapter 8: Paleoanthropology Flashcards
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Relative Dating
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Technique of estimating the age of something based on the relative age of another.
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Paleoanthropology
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the branch of anthropology concerned with fossil hominids.
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Absolute/chronometric dating
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Estimation of a specific date
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Stratigraphy
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Different layers of rock that have been laid one over another over time.
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Taphonomy
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The study of what happens to organisms when they die.
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What is our current eon and era?
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Cenozoic era and Phanerozoic eon.
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What are some other basic dating methods?
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Carbon-14 dating, potassium-argon dating, fission-track dating, and dendrochronology.
