ANTH 1001 : Anth Exam 3 Notes
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Lumpers inclined to have fewer fossil species; emphasize & recognize similarities (ex. Splitters inclined to support more fossil species; emphasize & recognize differences. Interpretation great candidate for common ancestor btw apes & humans. Miocene/pliocene fossils: ardipithecus ramidus ardi , geography east africa, dated 4. 4 mya, traits ape-like cranium w/ post-cranial skeleton that"s both ape-like & hominin-like; shows evidence for bipedality. Pliocene fossils: kenyanthropus platyops, geography east africa, dated 3. 5-3. 2 mya, overlaps w/ a. afarensis, traits more hominin-like than a. afarensis is. Interpretation huge implications for understanding the human lineage (most likely an ancestor to hominins) Paranthropus proposed genus for the robust" group of fossils. Gracile & robust groups: 2 groupings of australopithecus genus, proposed genus for the robust group: paranthropus , p. aethiopicus, p. boisei, p. robustus. Australopiethecine subsistence: diet foragers (searching daily for food, suggested that the robust groups may have had a more specialized diet.
