ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Australopithecus, Paranthropus, Homo Habilis
19 Mar 2019
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Australopithecus: a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in pliocene and lower pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to. Pliocene relating to or denoting the last epoch of the tertiary period, between the miocene and pleistocene epochs. Pleistocene relating to or denoting the first epoch of the quaternary period, between the pliocene and holocene epochs. Bipedal of an animal) using only two legs for walking. Tertiary period the geologic period from 66 million to 2. 6 million years ago, a timespan that occurs between the mesozoic era and the quaternary, Quaternary period is the name for the time in which we live. It spans the two most recent geologic epochs, the pleistocene and the holocene. Holocene epoch are like the animals living today, whereas pleistocene fossils are much like living animals but with some differences. Epoch(s) a period of time in history or a person"s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
