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Final Exam Material Flashcards

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Sahelanthropus Tchadensis nickname

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Toumai

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Orroin Tugensis nickname

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Millenium Man

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Ardipithecus Ramidus nickname

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Ardi

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Australopithecus Anamesis nickname

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Anam

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Australopithecus Afarensis nickname

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Lucy

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Paranthropus Robustus nickname

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Zinj

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Paranthropus Boisei nickname

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Nutcracker man

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Paranthropus Aethiopicus nickname

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Omo 18

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Sahelanthropus Tchadensis existence year (EY) and discovery date

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6.8mya, 2001

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Orroin Tugenesis EY and DD

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5.8mya, 2000

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Ardipithecus Ramidus EY and DD

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5.8-4.4mya, 1992

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Australopithecus Anamesis EY DD

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4.2-3.9mya, 1994, 1995, 1965

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Australopithecus Afarensis EY DD

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3.9-3.0mya , 1973 (knee), 1974 (AL288-1), 1975- first family, 1975-Laetoli, 20000 infant

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Paranthropus Robustus EY DD

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2.0-1.2mya, 1938

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Paranthropus Boisei EY DD

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2.3-1.2 mya, 1959

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Paranthropus Aethiopicus EY DD

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2.5-2.7mya, 1967

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Australopithecus Africanus EY DD

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2.7-2.0mya, 1924

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Sahelanthropus Tchadensis region

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Toros-menalla Chad in Sahel region

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Orroin Tugenesis region

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Lukeino Formation- Tugen Hills Kenya

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Ardipithecus Ramidus region

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Aramis middle awash region of Ethiopia

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Australopithecus Anamesis region

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Knapoi and Allia Bay bordering Lake Turkana in Kenya

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Australopithecus Afarensis region

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Hadar and Dikika of Ethiopia; Laetoli in Tanzania

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Paranthropus Robustus region

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South Africa Kromdraai

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Paranthropus Aethiopicus region

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Paranthropus Boisei region

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Olduvai Gorge Tanzania

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Australopithecus Africanus region

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Taung, Sterkfotein, Makapangsgat

27
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Michel Brunet of College de France

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Sahelanthropus Tchandensis discoverer

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Martin Pickford and Brigitte Senut

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Orroin Tugenesis discoverer

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Ardipithecus Ramidus discoverer

30
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Australopithecus Anamesis discoverer

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Meave Leakey

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Australopithecus Afranesis discoverer

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Don Johnson, Maurice Taieb, Mary Leakey

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Paranthropus Robustus discoverer

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Paranthropus Boisei discoverer

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Mary Leakey

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Paranthropus Aethiopicus discoverer

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Camille Arambourg and Yves Coppens

35
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Raymond Dart later, Robert Broom

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Australopithecus Africanus

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Sahelanthropus Tchadensis significant features

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Foramen Magnum-on the base of the cranium has a particular position at the base of the skull, suggesting bipedalism
Endocranial volume- 360cc (ape size brain)
Supraorbital torus- huge
Sagittal Crest-bone crest on skull, temporalis muscles attach to it-gives creature ability to eat plant roots and difficult materials
Weak subnasal prognathism-flat face

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Orroin Tugenesis significant features

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Femur is overbuilt and curved inward- has much weight bearing properties-suggests bipediality

38
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Ardipithecus Ramidus significant features

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) thin enamel suggests easy accessibility to resources, lived in largest patches of rainforest

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Australopithecus Anamesis significant features

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Intermediate dentition b/n chimpanzees and humans. Similar to Lucy teeth. Straight rows of molars. Bipedal
possible predecessor to Lucy

40
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Australopithecus Afarensis
“Lucy”
significant features

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Lucy brain volume: 380cc (female) 3ft tall males 4ft 9”
500cc male brain
420=average brain size
Polygenous mating system
Weird shaped skull- has a bell shaped cranium→ diminishes through time
Teeth- intermediate mandible. (v shaped) 2:1:2:3 y5
Semi sectorial first pre-molar with diastema gap
Footprints at laetoli

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Paranthropus Robustus significant features

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Gorilla like headshape, teeth resembling a gorilla, 310-530cc brain.

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Paranthropus Boisei significant features

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Large body, 500-550cc brain

Shoter foramen magnum, sexual dimorphism, skull designed for heavy chewing.

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Paranthropus Aethiopicus- significant features

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Primitive traits, prognathic face, thought to be descendent of afarensis small brain (410cc)

44
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Nearly complete cranium 2 jaw fragments, 3 isolated teeth….

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remains of Toumai/tchadensis

45
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Partial left femur, partial humerus, hand phalanx, 2 jaw fragments, 8 isolated teeth

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remains of Milllenium man

46
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Jaw fragments, isolated teeth, hand and foot bones, humerus fragments, ulna remains of 50 individuals.

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remains of Ardi

47
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remains of Anam

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22 specimens, including cranial and jaw fragments, pieces of humerus, tibia, and radius

48
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remains of Lucy and similar species

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several hundred fossils of this species and 65 individual members, knee joint, infant

49
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Zinj remains

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Skull (initially)

Later 130 individuals in a cave at Swartkrans

50
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Paranthropus Boisei /nutcracker man remains

51
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“Omo 18” remains

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Toothless partial mandible, lower jaw and teeth fragments some cranium

52
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Australopithecus Africanus remains

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Fossil Materials: 1 adult cranium (STS5), 1 child’s cranium (Taung Child) 4 partial skeletons; dozens of jaws, hundreds of teeth

53
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Zinji’s Number

54
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Toumai’s number

55
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Orrogin Tugenesis number

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BAR 1000’00

56
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Lucy’s number

57
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black skull number

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KNW WT17000

58
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Australopithecus Africansis numbers

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STS 14, 71, 52, 5

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