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-Chapter 16
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthropoid | Humanlike primates that include New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and hominoids. |
| Opposable Thumb | |
| Prehensile Tail | Long muscular tail used as a fifth limb for grasping and wrapping around objects; characteristic of many New World monkeys. |
| Primate | Group of mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans that evolved from a common ancestor; shared characteristics includes a rounded head, a flattened face, fingernails, flexible shoulder joints,opposable thumbs or big toes,and large,complex brain. |
| Australopithecine | Early African hominid, genus Australopitbecdus, that had both apelike and humanlike characteristics. |
| Bipedal | Ability to walk on two legs; leaves arms and hands free for other activities such as hunting, protecting young, and using tools. |
| Cro-Magnon | Moden form of Homospiens that spread throughout Europe between 35,000 to 40,000 years ago; were identical to modern humans in height, skull and tooth structure, and brain size. |
| 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, includes gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans. |
| Neandertal | Archaic Homo sapiens that lived from 35,000 to 10,000 years ago in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; had thick bones and large faces with prominent noses and brains at least as large as those of modern humans. |