Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
33 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What dates are Australopithecus anamensis believed to have lived?
|
4.2-3.9 mybp
|
|
|
Where was Australopithecus anamensis first discovered? Who discovered it the first and the second time?
|
First discovered in Kanapoi, Kenya by Brian Patterson 1965. The second time rediscovered and named by Meave Leaky in 1995
|
|
|
What are the features of Australopithecus anamensis?
|
mixture of primitive features in the skull
Teeth and Jaws similar to older fossil apes Human-like humerus tibia shows strong evidence of bipedalism |
|
|
When was Australopithecus afarensis discovered, by whom and when?
|
Discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia by Don Johanson in 1973
|
|
|
What is the most famous member of the Australipithecus anamensis species?
|
"Lucy" the True Biped
|
|
|
What is the date of Australipithecus anamensis? And the cranial capicity?
|
3.9-3.0 mybp and 375-550cc
|
|
|
What are the features of Australipithecus anamensis?
|
Ht 3'6-4'6 Wt 65-100lbs
Dentition: large molars, thick enamel, reduced canines Sexyally dimorphic True biped |
|
|
What date is Kenyanthropus platyops?
|
3.5-3.2 mybp
|
|
|
Where and by whom was Kenyanthropus platyops discovered?
|
Lomekwi, Kenya by Justus Erus team member with Meave Leakey in 1999.
|
|
|
What are particular to Kenyanthropus playops?
|
The specimen this species is based on has a great deal of distortion due to the condition of the skull
It is thought that this could be Australopithicas afarensis "f;at faced man of Kenya" |
|
|
Where and by whom was Australopithecus bahrelghazali discovered?
|
Northern Chad, by Brunet in 1993
|
|
|
What date is Australopithecus bahrelghazali?
|
3.5-3mybp
|
|
|
What particular features are present in Australopithecus bahrelghazali?
|
It is the most Northern Australopithecine
Appears to be herbivorous |
|
|
What is the date and nickname for Australopithecus africanus?
|
3-2mybp nicknamed "Taungchild" and "Southern Ape"
|
|
|
Who discovered Australopithecus africanus, when and where?
|
Found in a Limestone Quarry in Taung, South Africa by Ramond Dart
|
|
|
What is the cranial capicity and special features of Australopithecus africanus?
|
430-520cc
Ht 3'8-4'6 Wt 65-90lbs sexual dimorphism Dentition: small canines, no diastema, small molars Endocast |
|
|
In Australopithecines there are two Body Types. What are they
|
Gracile vs. Robust
|
|
|
Gracile Australopithecines are more likely to be our ancesters. What are the three gracile species?
|
anamensis, africanus, and gahri
|
|
|
Robust Australopithecines are a dead end line- aka. Paranthropicines. What are the three Robust species?
|
aethopicus, robstus, boisei
|
|
|
Australopithecus aethiopithecus was discovered by whom, where and when?
|
Arambourg and Coppens discovered aethiopithecus in 1967 in Omo, Ethiopia.
|
|
|
What was the date of Australopithecus aethiopithecus, and the cranial capacity?
|
2.5mybp and 410cc
|
|
|
What is the nickname of Australopithecus awthiopithecus?
|
'The Black Skull'
|
|
|
Who, what and where was Australopithecus garhi discovered?
|
In 1997 Yohannes Haile-Selassie discovered in in Bouri, Ethipoia
|
|
|
What is A. garhi's cranial capicity and date?
|
450cc (one speciman) 2.5mybp
|
|
|
What features are particualr to A. garhi?
|
Found w/ Butchered animal bones
Named by Asfaw in 1999 Decended from A. afarensis |
|
|
Whom, where and what time was Australopithecus boisei?
|
In 1959 by Mary Leakey Oldwai Gorge, East Africa
|
|
|
Australopithecus boisei was dated at? And the cranial capacity is?
|
2.3-1.3mybp
487cc |
|
|
What features does boisei have?
|
First known as Zinjanthropas
Dished Face Ht: 3'6-4'6 Wt 75-110lbs Short canines, small front teeth, very large molars |
|
|
Australopithecus robustus was discovered where, when and by whom?
|
Discovered by Robert Broom in 1938 in Kromdraii, South Africa
|
|
|
What is A. robustus dated at? What is the cc?
|
2-1mybp with 530cc
|
|
|
What features does A robustus have?
|
aka. Paranthropus
Dished face Ht 3'9- 4'5 Wt 75-110lbs Short canines, small front teeth Huge molars |
|
|
Homo rudolfensis was discovered by, where and when?
|
Bernard Ngeneo, in 1972 in Koobifora, Kenya
|
|
|
What is the date and cc for H rudolfensis?
|
2.4-1.6mybp 752-810cc
|
