ISS 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Paranthropus
20 Oct 2016
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Hominins: all bipedal hominoids back to the divergence with great apes. The earliest documented primates date back to the paleocene, and many primate fossils have been found from the eocene. Early eocene primates had a lemur-like skeleton, and were the size of a small cat (ex: darwinius) During the oligocene, the first anthropoid primates arose. Rafting hypothesis: during the late eocene/early oligocene, anthropoid primates rafted over the atlantic ocean on drifting chunks of vegetation from. Aegyptopithecus: an anthropoid that bridged the gap between eocene fossils and early miocene hominoids. Proconsul: was the first known miocene hominoid. The miocene contained mostly large bodied hominoids. Paleoanthropolgy: the study of early humans they go to early hominin sites and collect faunal remains and artifacts. Hominin also refers to members of the ape family that are habitually bipedal bipedalism has many advantages. Pelvis is shorter and broader and supports more weight transition from the lower back to the hip.
