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11 Cards in this Set
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Lucy
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the most complete and best-preserved skeleton of any early human ancestor found in 1974
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DNA
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the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms
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Hominids
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a priate of the family homminidae, of which homo sapiens os the only extant species
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Australopithecus
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an extinct genus of small-grained, large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago
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Homo Erectus
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an extinct species of the human lineage, having upright stature and a well-envolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forhead, and protruding face
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Homo Habilis
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an extinct species of upright east african hominid having human characteristics, dated as being from about 1.5million to more than 2 million years old and proposed as an early form of homo leading to modern humans
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Homo Sapiens
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the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools
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Mary Leakey
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british archaeologist (wife of louis leakey)
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Louis Leakey
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british archaeologist and antrhopologist
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Richard Leakey
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kenyan paleontologist and animal-rights activist. (son of louis and mary)
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Charles Darwin
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english naturalist and author. propoesed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection.
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