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Chpt. 16
Primate Evolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthropoid | humanlike primates |
| Opposable Thumbs | a thumb that van cross the palm to meet other fingers |
| Prehensile tail | long muscular tail used as fifth limb |
| Primate | group of mammals that includes lemurs, monkeys, apes, humans. |
| Australopitecine | ealry hominid lived in Africa and possessed both apelike and humanlike characteristics. |
| Bipedal | able to walk on two legs |
| Cro-Magnon | were identical to modern humans in height, skull structure, tooth structure and brain size. |
| Hominid | are bipedal primates that include modern humans and direct ancestors |
| Hominoid | primates that can walk upright on two legs |
| Neandertal | Live from about 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asia, and the middle East. |