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Chapter 16 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | human-like primates that include New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and hominoids |
| opposable thumb | primate characteristics of having a thumb that can cross the palm and meet the other fingertips; enables animal to grasp and cling to objects |
| prehensile tail | long muscular tail used as a fifth limb for grasping and wrapping around objects; characteristics of many New World monkeys |
| primate | group of mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans that evolved from a common ancestor |
| australopithecine | early African hominid that had both apelike and human-like characteristics |
| bipedal | ability to walk on two legs |
| Cro-Magnon | modern form of homo sapiens that spread throughout Europe between 35,000 to 40,000 years ago |
| hominid | a group of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and their direct ancestors |
| hominoid | a group of primates that can walk upright on two legs and |
| Neandertal | archaic homo sapiens that lived from 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East |