Hominin Fossil Table Flashcards
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis age
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7-6 mya
2
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S. tchadensis where
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Chad
3
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S. tchadensis brain size
A
360cc
4
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S. tchadensis key features (2)
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bipedal, small pointy canines
5
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Orrorin tugenesis age
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5.8 mya
6
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O. tugenensis where
A
Kenya
7
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Ardipithecus Kadabba age
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5.8-5.2 mya
8
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Ard. kadabba where
A
Ethiopia
9
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Ard. kadabba teeth
A
small, pointy canines
10
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Ard. ramidus age
A
4.4 mya
11
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Ard. ramidus where
A
Ethiopia
12
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Ard. ramidus brain size
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325cc
13
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Ard. ramidus teeth
A
small and pointy
14
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Ard. ramidus special features (2)
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grasping big toe, pelvis is a mix of bipedal and ape-like features
15
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Aust. anamensis age
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4.2-3.8
16
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Aust. anamensis where
A
East Africa
17
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Aust. anamensis brain size
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370cc
18
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Aust. anamensis teeth (2)
A
small canines, big molars
19
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Aust. afarensis age
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3.9 - 3.0 mya
20
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Aust. afarensis where
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East Africa
21
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Aust. afarensis brain size
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430cc
22
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Aust. afarensis big toe
A
in line
23
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Aust. afarensis- what does their upper limb suggest
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some aboreality
24
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Aust. afarensis teeth (2)
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small canines, big molars
25
Aust. afarensis sex differences
Aust. afarensis are dimorphic
26
Kenyathropus platyops age
3.5- 3.2
27
Kenyathropus platyops location
East Africa
28
Aust. garhi age
2.5 mya
29
Aust. garhi location
East Africa
30
which Aust. species is associated with cut marked bones
Aust. garhi
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Aust. garhi brain size
450cc
32
Aust. africanus age
3.7 - 2.5 mya
33
Aust. africanus location
South Africa
34
Aust. africanus brain size
450cc
35
Aust. sediba age
1.9 mya
36
Aust. sediba location
South Africa
37
Aust. sediba brain size
420 cc
38
Paranthropus aethiopicus age
2.5 mya
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Paranthropus aethiopicus location
East Africa
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Paranthropus aethiopicus brain size
410cc
41
Paranthropus (all species) zygomatic arch
thick
42
Paranthropus (all species) sagittal crest?
yes
43
Paranthropus (all species) molars
enormous
44
What genus do the Paranthropus species' bodies resemble?
Australopithecus
45
Paranthropus boisei age
2.4 - 1.4 mya
46
Paranthropus boisei location
East Africa
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Paranthropus boisei brain size
465 cc
48
Paranthropus robustus age
2.0 - 1.4 mya
49
Paranthropus robustus location
South Africa
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Paranthropus robustus brain size
475cc
51
Homo rudolfensis age
2.4 - 1.6 mya
52
Homo rudolfensis location
East Africa
53
Homo rudolfensis brain size
750 cc
54
Which species could/ should be lumped into Homo habilis?
Homo rudolfensis
55
Homo habilis age
2.0 - 1.6 mya
56
Homo habilis location
East Africa
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Homo habilis brain size
610cc
58
Homo habilis tools
Oldowan tools
59
Are Homo habilis molars larger or smaller than Aust. molars
smaller
60
True or false: Homo habilis and cut marks on animal bones
true
61
Homo erectus age
1.8 - 0.4 mya
62
Homo erectus location
First Africa then into Eurasia
63
Homo erectus brain size
970cc
64
What are the early african specimens of Homo erectus sometimes called?
H. ergaster
65
Describe the skull of Homo erectus
Long, low skull shape
66
What kind of tools did Homo erectus have
Acheulian tools
67
Which species used Acheulian tools
Homo erectus
68
Which species (probably) had fire about 1 mya
Homo erectus
69
Homo erectus body overall
human-like body proportions and teeth
70
Homo heidelbergensis age
1.0 - 0.2 mya
71
Homo heidelbergensis location
First Africa, then into Eurasia
72
Homo heidelbergensis brain size
1205cc
73
Homo heidelbergensis overall skull shape
Long, low skull, but bigger than H. erectus
74
Homo heidelbergensis tools
Levallois tools
75
Which species is known for using levallois tools first
Homo heidelbergensis
76
which species had definite fire (earliest)
Homo heidelbergensis
77
Which species first had central place foraging?
Homo heidelbergensis
78
Homo naledi age
300 kya
79
Homo naledi location
South Africa
80
Homo naledi brain size
513 cc
81
Which Homo is a mixed of primitive and derived features
Homo naledi
82
Homo floresiensis age
95 - 12 kya
83
When was the modern humans cultural explosion
50,000 years ago
84
Homo floresiensis location
Flores (SE Asia)
85
Homo floresiensis brain size
415 cc
86
When and where is the oldest example of cave paintings
Indonesia 44,000 years ago
87
Which species is known for being tiny (and possibly arboreal?
Homo floresiensis
88
Denisovans age
160 - 30 kya
89
Denisovans location
Asia
90
Homo neanderthalensis age
130 - 28 kya
91
Homo neanderthalensis location
Europe, Middle East
92
Homo neanderthalensis brain size
1450cc
93
3 parts about Homo neanderthalensis head/face
occipital bun, big nose, no chin
94
What tools did Homo neanderthalensis use
Mousterian tools
95
Which species used Mousterian tools
Homo neanderthalensis
96
Which species buried the dead
Homo neanderthalensis
97
Describe Homo neanderthalensis body
Cold-adapted body proportions (shorter and thicker body)
98
Homo sapiens age
300 kya - today
99
Homo sapiens location
First Africa, then global
100
Homo sapiens brain size
1350cc
101
When was symbolic bahavior in Homo sapiens seen by?
50 kya
