ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Barcode, Relative Dating, Pelvis
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Humans are: kingdom- animalia, phylum- chordata, class- mammalia, order- primates, family- hominidae, genus- homo, species- sapiens. Large brain relative to body size throughout all stages of development, expanded neocortex: primates develop slowly and invest heavily in offspring, give birth to single offspring with some exceptions and invest heavily in them. Longer gestation- takes longer to marinate a mammal baby lol. Longer infancy and juvenile periods, and delayed reproductive maturation. Learn from group mates, one reason for long childhood: maintain close social bonds. Long flexible lower back: vertical clinging and leaping. Long flexible back: kong fingers for grasping supports when they land, suspensory (including brachiation, short hind limbs, elongated forelimbs, mobile shoulder joint, shoulder blade located on the back. Long and curved fingers for grasping branches: knuckling, form of quadrupedalism practiced by great apes, wrist joints are stabilized, generalized dentition, heterodonty.
