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APG 201 Final Exam | ANTH - Biological Anthropology, Quizzes of Physical anthropology

Final Exam flashcards for APG 201 Class: ANTH - Biological Anthropology; Subject: Anthropology; University: University of Rhode Island; Term: Forever 1989;

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TERM 1
How far back do the oldest known actual
fossils of primates date?
DEFINITION 1
65 myr ago
TERM 2
When are primates believed to have split
from other mammals and the order primates
believed to have formed?
DEFINITION 2
90 myr BP
TERM 3
What are plesiadapiformes?
DEFINITION 3
Suborder of the order primates, includes archaic and extinct
primates
TERM 4
How far do the earliest known fossils of
plesiadapiformes go back?
DEFINITION 4
65 myr ago
TERM 5
Where did plesiadapiformes live?
DEFINITION 5
N America and Europe
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How far back do the oldest known actual

fossils of primates date?

65 myr ago

TERM 2

When are primates believed to have split

from other mammals and the order primates

believed to have formed?

DEFINITION 2

90 myr BP

TERM 3

What are plesiadapiformes?

DEFINITION 3

Suborder of the order primates, includes archaic and extinct

primates

TERM 4

How far do the earliest known fossils of

plesiadapiformes go back?

DEFINITION 4

65 myr ago

TERM 5

Where did plesiadapiformes live?

DEFINITION 5

N America and Europe

Describe the anatomy of plesiadapiformes

Sm brains, long snouts, rodentlike front incisors, lack of

postorbital bars, lack of orbital convergence (eyes off to the

sides)

TERM 7

What are Euprimates?

DEFINITION 7

A suborder of the primate order which includes modern

primates

TERM 8

When are Euprimates believed to have first

appeared?

DEFINITION 8

55 myr ago

TERM 9

Where are the oldest fossils of Euprimates

from?

DEFINITION 9

N America, Europe, & Asia

TERM 10

What are modern features of

Euprimates?

DEFINITION 10

Orbital convergence, postorbital bars, uniform occurrence of

grasping hands & feet

What are the identifying traits of the

superfamily Hominoidea?

2123/2123 dental formula, Y-5 molars, lack of tail

TERM 17

What are the 2 types of early hominoids?

DEFINITION 17

Dental Apes & Suspensory Apes

TERM 18

Describe Dental Apes

DEFINITION 18

Had teeth & jaws like modern apes; slender, monkeylike

bodies; probably moved by running & leaping in trees

TERM 19

What is an example of a Dental

Ape?

DEFINITION 19

Proconsul

TERM 20

Describe Suspensory Apes

DEFINITION 20

Resembled modern apes both in terms of teeth/dentition &

postcranial body; broad torso; short, lower back; long arms;

short legs; hangers & swingers; longer fingers

What are examples of Suspensory

Apes?

Dryopithecus laietanus from Spain (9.5 mya), Morotopithecus

from Africa (20 mya), Oreopithecus from Europe (5-10 mya)

TERM 22

Which type of early hominoid did

anthropologists typically conclude hominins

descended from?

DEFINITION 22

Suspensory apes

TERM 23

When does the tribe Hominini first appear in

the fossil record?

DEFINITION 23

7 mya

TERM 24

What are 2 primary traits that define the tribe

hominini?

DEFINITION 24

Reduction in canine length (& loss of C/P3 honing complex) &

habitual bipedalism

TERM 25

Of the 2 primary traits that define the tribe

hominini, which is considered more

important?

DEFINITION 25

Habitual bipedalism

What are australopiths?

Hominins belonging to the tribe hominini's subtribe

Australopithecina

TERM 32

Describe the

australopiths

DEFINITION 32

Inhabited Africa; 7-1 myr BP; 320-540 cc brain size; indications of

bipedalism w/ some signs of climbing; diet of fruits, seeds, roots,

nuts, some meat; mix of woodland & savanna; most species show

no evidence of tools; probably didn't talk; apelike throat

proportions; body size dimorphism suggests polygynous mating;

probably gave rise to Paranthropus & Homo

TERM 33

Which 2 australopith species show evidence

of possible tool use?

DEFINITION 33

Paranthropus robustus & Australopithecus garhi

TERM 34

What are the dates for the first fossils of the

subtribe hominina?

DEFINITION 34

2.4 myr BP

TERM 35

What 2 species are called "early

Homo"?

DEFINITION 35

Homo habilis & Homo rudolfensis

What is the Social Brain theory?

Brains got bigger in order to handle the complexities of

bigger social groups

TERM 37

When was the first evidence for fire dated

to?

DEFINITION 37

790,000 ya

TERM 38

When did Homo sapiens first appear?

DEFINITION 38

195,000 ya

TERM 39

What are the 2 main hypotheses about the

origins of modern people?

DEFINITION 39

Multiregional model & Out of Africa model

TERM 40

Describe the Multiregional model

DEFINITION 40

Early premodern hominins spread & evolved separately,

independently appearing in at least 4 different places;

believe in gene flow & parallel evolution

What are the oldest modern fossils from

Europe?

39,000 ya

TERM 47

What are the oldest modern fossils from Asia?

DEFINITION 47

42,000-39,000 ya

TERM 48

When was the main movement out of Africa?

DEFINITION 48

70,000-50,000 ya

TERM 49

When was the cultural revolution?

DEFINITION 49

50,000 ya