ANTH 196 Exam 3 Lawler

Muscles that stabilize the body/ torso from moving side to side during bipedal walking:

Gluteal medius/ minimus

phrase thats true regarding neanderthals:

had brain sizes that were sometimes larger than modern humans

human footprint has a distinct ____ and ___

heel strike and toe off

sivapithecus is likely ancestral to -

oranguatans

If found a skull with very wide flaring cheek bones, huge back teeth, and frail teeth, it is likely a:

robust austalopithene

homo habilis is associatedd with what tool industry:

Olduwan

genus of homo that is characterized by an average brain size of 1100cc-1200cc and heavy but rounded brow ridges is know as:

H. Heidelbergensis

Homo Habilis has ___ and ___ when compared to A. africanus:

smaller molars and less progranthic face

the geology of South Africa is somewhat similar to:

Harrisonburg, VA

Oldest to youngest sequence of hominids

Homo habilis, homo ergaster, homo erectus

first fossils of homo erectus were found in ___ and ___:

Eugene Dubois and Java

Robust australopithecines

have sagittal crests

avg brain size of homo habilis is:

600-800cc

these creatures have midfacial prognathism, worn anterior teeth, and a brain size of 1520cc:

Neanderthals

in humans, the name of the adaptation on the femur that keeps the lower leg positioned directly under the body is called:

bicondular angle

all of the following traits are found in A. africanus and other gracile australopithecines except:

sagittal crests

around 35-29 KYA, neanderthals and anatomically modern humans coexist; during this time neanderthals are associated with:

Chattelperonian tools

reason humans have a bowl shaped pelvis is:

to support internal organs

possible evidence of fire control by homo erectus is evidenced at which site

Zhoukoudian

in order to get an absolute date for a particular fossil, you would use:

chronometric dating techniques

it is likely the common ancestor of chimos and humans possessed some sort of ____ and _____

warfare and culture

incisor teeth of ____ are known as shovel shaped incisors

H. Erectus

When upper canine rubs against premolar, this is called:

a honing complex

fossils:

are happenstance material of everyday past life

anatomically modern homo sapiens first show up in the fossil record around:

160,000 million years ago in Ethiopia (hereto)

first australopithecines to be found in association with stone tools is

A. Ghari

when compared to Neanderthals, early homo sapiens are unique in that:

they have a chin

during primate evolution, the first fossil anthropoids show up during the:

oligocene

the hole at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes is known as the

foramen magnum

it has been shown that _____ have 1% to 4% Neanderthal genes

modern europeans and Asians

when one rock is pressed into another without banging together is known as

pressure flaking

the study of what happens to something after it dies is called

taphonomy

humans have two distinct _____ curves to keep their weight centered above their pelvis

spinal

H. Heidelbergendid is found

Africa, Asia, and Europe

the Levallois tool-making process is associated with

Homo heidelbergensis

what phrase best describes australopithecines

they were bipedal creatures that also had climbing adaptations

homo habilis is

found in South and East Africa

hole where a cranial nerve exits the skull to innervate the tongue is called:

hypoglossal canal

homo erectus fossils that are found in Africa are now called:

Homo ergaster

bipedal adaptations in the os coxae include _____ and _____

shorter pubic bones and bowl shaped structure

a non angled femur:

probably belonged to a quadrupedal ape

in the film "a lemur's tale" the lemur that fell from the tree and died was named:

daredevil

oldest to youngest sequence

Australopithecus afarensis

Australopithecus africanus

Homo habilis

Homo ergaster

Homo erectus

Homo heidelbergensis

Homo neandertalensis

Homo sapiens