Test 2 Terms Flashcards

1
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Strepsirhines

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Lemurs and lorises

No trichromatic vision, tooth comb, lack post orbital closure, diverse diet, nocturnal & diurnal, arboreal and terrestrial

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2
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Tarsiers

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Haplorhines, Nocturnal, biggest eyes relative to size

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3
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Orthograde posture

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Arms and legs parallel

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4
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New world monkeys

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Platyrrhines

Flat nose, lack trichromatic vision, post orbital closure, brachiation and prehensile tails, 2-1-3-3 arcade, all arboreal

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5
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Old world monkeys

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Catarrhines

Sharp nosed, trichromatic vision, post orbital closure, tails for balance, 2-1-2-3 arcade, ischial callosites

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6
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Lesser Apes

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Gibbons and siamangs

Low sexual dimorphism, brachiate, monogamy, smallest apes

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7
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Asian great Apes

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Sexual trimorphism, arboreal tree benders, 2 surviving species

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8
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Pan troglodytes

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Chimps

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9
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P. Paniscus

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Bonobos

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10
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Radiocarbon

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100yr - 40k

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11
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U-Series

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(1000yr - 1 Ma)

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12
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Potassium Argon dating

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500ka

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13
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Skeletal profiles

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Ranked first access to kill to third access aka scavenged remnants

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14
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Paleocene

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Earliest fossils found in China

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15
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Eocene

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Strepsirhines ( lemurs and lorises)

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16
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Oligocene

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Haplorines monkeys. Branching of old and new monkeys

17
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Miocene

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Apes

Proconsul probably early monkey and ape ancestor

18
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Porgies

19
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Hominids

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Chimps, apes, bonobos, and humans

20
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Hominin

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Humans and their ancestors

21
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First derived hominin trait to appear

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Bipedalism

22
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Paranthropines

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Robust Australopithecines

23
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Zygomatics

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Cheekbones

24
Q

Out of Africa hypothesis

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Parapatric speciation in Africa then replaced other hominins

25
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Multi regional hypothesis

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Sympatric speciation/anagenesis from h erectus across world sustained by gene flow

26
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H.Heidelbergensis

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Speculated from h erectus in Africa then migrated out

27
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Denisovans

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Mtdna Distinct from Neanderthals and modern humans

28
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200Ka

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Humans evolved in Africa