ANHB 1101 Becoming Human – Exam with accurate detailed
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solutions
Australopithecus afarensis location - ✔✔East Africa || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis date range - ✔✔3.8 - 3.0 mya || || || || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis cranial capacity - ✔✔400-450cc || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis common name - ✔✔Southern Ape || || || || || ||
"Lucy" - ✔✔Australopithecus afarensis
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Adult female; small brain case; prognathism; reduced canines; small diastema; sexual
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dimorphism in dentition || ||
Australopithecus afarensis Build (Limbs) - ✔✔Broad and narrow pelvis; long femoral neck;
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arms were somewhat longer than my legs compared to modern homo sapiens
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Australopithecus afarensis dentition - ✔✔Thick enamel on teeth; large molars;
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intermediate premolars; intermediate dental arcade (parallel to parabolic); diastema in
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males not females
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Australopithecus afarensis locomotion/skull - ✔✔Early bipedal; prognathic; intermediate
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foramen magnum; ||
Laetoli footprints (Date; location; hominin; locomotion/features) - ✔✔3.6 mya
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Northern Tanzania ||
,Australopithecus afarensis ||
no opposable big toe; bipedal locomotion; longitudinal and transverse arches
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Australopithecus africanus location - ✔✔South Africa
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Australopithecus africanus common name - ✔✔Southern Ape of Africa
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Australopithecus africanus Skull - ✔✔small brain case; slight prognathism;
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Australopithecus africanus dentition - ✔✔Large teeth with similar proportions to modern
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humans; reduced canines
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"Taung Child" - ✔✔Australopithecus africanus
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Australopithecus africanus date range - ✔✔3 - 2.2 mya
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Paranthropus boisei Location - ✔✔South and East Africa
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Paranthropus boisei date range - ✔✔2.6 - 1.2 mya
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Paranthropus boisei cranial capacity - ✔✔500cc
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Paranthropus boisei dentition - ✔✔Massive cheek teeth relative to incisors for eating tough
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fibrous material; no diastema
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Paranthropus boisei skull features - ✔✔Sagittal crest and large muscle attachment sites on
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mandible; less prognathic
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, Paranthropus boisei build - ✔✔Robust; not sexually dimorphic
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Paranthropus boisei common name - ✔✔Nutcracker man
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Homo habilis date range - ✔✔2.8 - 1.5 mya
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Homo habilis location - ✔✔South and East Africa
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Homo habilis cranial capacity - ✔✔700cc
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Homo habilis skull - ✔✔Orthognathic; central foramen magnum; advancement of the
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Broca's area linked to speech production
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Homo habilis dentition - ✔✔Molars and canines were the same size; no diastema;
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premolars were like molars; parabolic dental arcade; smaller teeth and thinner enamel than
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contemporaneous bipedal species || ||
Homo habilis locomotion - ✔✔Fully bipedal
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Homo habilis common name - ✔✔Handy man
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Homo habilis tool culture - ✔✔Oldowan Stone Tools; choppers
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Homo habilis social structure - ✔✔Lived in family groups; home base but no shelter
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Homo rudolfensis difference to Homo habilis - ✔✔Slightly larger brain and molars
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solutions
Australopithecus afarensis location - ✔✔East Africa || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis date range - ✔✔3.8 - 3.0 mya || || || || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis cranial capacity - ✔✔400-450cc || || || || ||
Australopithecus afarensis common name - ✔✔Southern Ape || || || || || ||
"Lucy" - ✔✔Australopithecus afarensis
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Adult female; small brain case; prognathism; reduced canines; small diastema; sexual
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dimorphism in dentition || ||
Australopithecus afarensis Build (Limbs) - ✔✔Broad and narrow pelvis; long femoral neck;
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arms were somewhat longer than my legs compared to modern homo sapiens
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Australopithecus afarensis dentition - ✔✔Thick enamel on teeth; large molars;
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intermediate premolars; intermediate dental arcade (parallel to parabolic); diastema in
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males not females
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Australopithecus afarensis locomotion/skull - ✔✔Early bipedal; prognathic; intermediate
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foramen magnum; ||
Laetoli footprints (Date; location; hominin; locomotion/features) - ✔✔3.6 mya
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Northern Tanzania ||
,Australopithecus afarensis ||
no opposable big toe; bipedal locomotion; longitudinal and transverse arches
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Australopithecus africanus location - ✔✔South Africa
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Australopithecus africanus common name - ✔✔Southern Ape of Africa
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Australopithecus africanus Skull - ✔✔small brain case; slight prognathism;
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Australopithecus africanus dentition - ✔✔Large teeth with similar proportions to modern
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humans; reduced canines
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"Taung Child" - ✔✔Australopithecus africanus
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Australopithecus africanus date range - ✔✔3 - 2.2 mya
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Paranthropus boisei Location - ✔✔South and East Africa
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Paranthropus boisei date range - ✔✔2.6 - 1.2 mya
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Paranthropus boisei cranial capacity - ✔✔500cc
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Paranthropus boisei dentition - ✔✔Massive cheek teeth relative to incisors for eating tough
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fibrous material; no diastema
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Paranthropus boisei skull features - ✔✔Sagittal crest and large muscle attachment sites on
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mandible; less prognathic
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, Paranthropus boisei build - ✔✔Robust; not sexually dimorphic
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Paranthropus boisei common name - ✔✔Nutcracker man
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Homo habilis date range - ✔✔2.8 - 1.5 mya
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Homo habilis location - ✔✔South and East Africa
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Homo habilis cranial capacity - ✔✔700cc
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Homo habilis skull - ✔✔Orthognathic; central foramen magnum; advancement of the
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Broca's area linked to speech production
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Homo habilis dentition - ✔✔Molars and canines were the same size; no diastema;
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premolars were like molars; parabolic dental arcade; smaller teeth and thinner enamel than
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contemporaneous bipedal species || ||
Homo habilis locomotion - ✔✔Fully bipedal
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Homo habilis common name - ✔✔Handy man
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Homo habilis tool culture - ✔✔Oldowan Stone Tools; choppers
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Homo habilis social structure - ✔✔Lived in family groups; home base but no shelter
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Homo rudolfensis difference to Homo habilis - ✔✔Slightly larger brain and molars
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