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Chapter 16 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthropoid | Humanlike primates |
| Oppasable Thumb | A thumb that can cross the palm to meet the other fingertips |
| Prehensile Tail | Long, muscular tail used to characterize many primates. Used as a fifth limb |
| Primate | Group of mammals that include lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans |
| Australopithecine | Early hominid that lived in Africa and possessed both apelike and humanlike characteristics |
| Bipedal | Being able to walk on two legs |
| Cro-Magnon | Identical to modern humans in height, skull structure, tooth structure, and brain size |
| Homminid | Bipedal primates that include modern humans and their direct ancestors |
| Hominoid | Primates that can walk upright on two legs and include gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans |
| Neandertal | Lived from about 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asia, and Middle East |