ANTH 304 Final: Final Study Guide Terms
30 Oct 2014
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Identify/define the following terms, fossils, individuals, sites, concepts: Anthropoid members of the primate suborder anthropoidea that includes the monkeys, apes, and hominids. Adaptive radiation the diversification of one founding species into multiple species and niches. Acheulian stone tool industry of the early and middle pleistocene characterized by the presence of bifacial hand axes and cleavers. This industry is made by a number of homo species, including h. erectus and early h. sapiens. Olduwan tool industry characterized by simple, usually uni-facial core & flake tools osteodontokeratic bone, tooth, and horn tool kit envisioned by raymond dart as amade by australopithecus. Pleistocene a time epoch from 2 mya. Homo antecessor lca of neanderthals and modern humans. Homo habilis/rudolfensis earliest representative of our genus. Homo erectus brain size close to humans, acheulan tools. Holocene most recent epoch 15,000 years ago. Pan paniscus pygmy chimp brow ridge (supra-orbital torus) - bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates.
