Exam 3 Flashcards
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During the miocene, the first what showed up?
- First hominoids
* First hominids
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Tethys sea:
separated Africa from Europe and Asia
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The 3 earliest hominoid species:
Procunsul, Afropithecus, Kenyapithecus
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procunsul dental formula
2.1.2.3
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procunsil has a ___ cusp patterns on molars
Y5
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What teeth types tell us procunsul was a frugivore?
big incisors, small molars
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what is extended as a tube in proconsul?
ectotympanic bone
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middle ear anatomy of procunsul is like:
modern catarrhine
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procunsul is dissimilar to:
modern apes
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Species: Sahelanthropus
tchandensis
Where found:
dates back:
7-6 mya in chad
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Species: Orrorin
tugenensis
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dates back:
6 mya in kenya
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Species:Ardipithecus
kadabba
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dates back:
5.8-4.4 mya in ethiopia
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Species: Ardipithecus
ramidus
Where found:
dates back:
4.4 mya in ethiopia
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Species: Australopithecus
anamensis
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dates back:
4.2-3.9 mya in kenya
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Species: Australopithecus
afarensis
Where found:
dates back:
3.9-2.9 mya in hadar, ethiopia and laetoli, tanzania