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ATH 370 Paleoanth Quiz

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1. What size are the anterior teeth and cheeck teeth of Australopithecus boisei?




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2. Did Aegyptopithecus zeuxis have an entepicondylar foramen? What other group(s) also possess this anatomical arrangement?




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3. Is size a good way to discriminate between species?




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4. How does the face of Afropithecus turkanensis compare to that of Aegyptopithecus from Fayum deposits of Oligocene age?




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5. Primate Life History Traits




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6. Humans as Primates Largely unique Traits




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7. Hominoid




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8. Sivapithecus




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9. Afropithecus turkanensis




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10. How do radiometric techniques work (in general)?




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11. A. afarensis?, Lothogam (Kenya), 5.6 MYA; Hominin teeth, Lake Baringo: Lukeino, Ngorora (Kenya), 5 MYA; A. anamensis, Kanapoi and Allia Bay (Kenya), 4.2-3.9 MYA; A. afarensis ?, Tabarin, Chemeron fm. (near Lake Baringo), 5 MYA;




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12. Sahelanthropus tchadensis (Chad), 6-7 MYA; Orrorin tugensis, Tugen Hills (Kenya), ~ 6 MYA




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13. Non-abrasive, softer foods that did not require extensive preparation by large incisors prior to chewing. The incisors of Otavipithecus are small.




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14. Australopithecus afarensis




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15. Ardipithecus ramidus & Ar. kadabba, Aramis (Ethiopia), 4.4 & 5.8 MYA; A. afarensis ?, Fejej (S. Ethiopia), 4 MYA




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16. mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary molars




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17. Eastern shore shifted often; Closed/wet habitats for “robust” forms?; Open, dry bushy habitats & closed wet habitats for early; Homo; Some brief period of rain forest expansion




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18. Hypotheses five and six accommodate the new information provided by KNM-WT 17000 but there is still no complete agreement regarding australopithecine phylogeny.




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19. Large dominant cusp on P3, large canine and incisors (not distinguishable on this cast), diastema, relatively parallel-sided tooth rows.




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20. The Australopithecus aethiopicus specimen (the “Black Skull”) is the oldest known found in deposits dating to 2.5 mya. The relatively small braincase and large attachment areas for the chewing muscles have produced a compound temporonuchal crests.





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