Species Concepts in Paleoanthropology Flashcards

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5 common ways of identifying a species

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  1. mate recognition
  2. phenetic- look at similarities in remains
  3. ecological- how theyre adapted to a niche
  4. cladistic- look at relations
  5. biological
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holotype

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first or only specimen discovered

or best or most representative specimen of a species

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paratypes

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all other specimen assigned to the holotype species

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what are paratypes used for

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to confirm or expand on the variation in the holotype species

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what makes a good holotype

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contains lots of bone- and shows areas that arent super highly variable

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timeline of ape discovery

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orangutans found in indonesia- 1600s
chimps found in africa- 1700s
gorillas legend but not seen until 1900s

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