ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Paranthropus Aethiopicus, Ardi, Sagittal Crest

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AA3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

Humans and our human-like ancestors fall within the order of what we call primates. Prosimians, monkeys-pri(cid:373)ates (cid:449)ith tails, apes do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e tails. Apes (cid:373)ostl(cid:455) old (cid:449)orld (cid:894)(cid:374)ot (cid:374)ati(cid:448)e to (cid:374)orth a(cid:373)erica(cid:895) There are approximately 190 species of non-human primates. All primates-apes, monkeys, humans as well our homin ancestors-used these various forms of locomotion. Some are more prominent in some species than others, We are capable of that as humans although that is not our primary locomotion, tend to see that more in apes, monkeys and prosimians. Bipedialism that distinguishes humans and our nearest human like ancestors from other kinds of primates. We have the earliest undisputed physical evidence of bipedalism as a primary source of locomotion dating to a famous archeological site in tanzania. These footprints dated to 3. 5 3. 8 million years ago, we have a very long history of being bipedal. Prehensile limbs (being able to grasp, pick up things)