ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Laetoli, Jane Goodall Institute, Sahelanthropus
Document Summary
Biology closest to living relatives (standard of reference to compare. Anthropoids new world monkeys, old world monkeys, apes (vervet, orangutan, gorilla) Nail/claw (promisians one claw & rest fingers, anthropoids no claw) Generalized detention 2123 dental formula, 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 3 molars (old world monkeys, apes) Complex behaviors and potential implications for brain size/intelligence (vervet, sykes) Apes & humans apes are humans" closest living relative. Evolutionary relationship: (dna & biochemistry) bonobos, chimps, and gorillas are closer to humans then they are to orangutans, gibbons, siamangs. Humans, bonobos, & chimps are between 98-99% identical (this means they have similar dna/base pairs) Jane goodall institute and chimp eden, south africa. Purpose: to provide a permanent and safe home for chimpanzees who are rescued from abusive and unfortunate circumstances from areas where these they are being constantly exploited by humans. Macro evolution and speciation (how do new forms of organisms arise)
