Anthro Exam 3
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| What is a fossil? | show 🗑
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| show | It can include tracks or imprints of plants or animals.
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| show | It is the study of the deposition of plant or animal remains and the environmental conditions affecting their preservation. Or the transition from biosphere to the lithosphere.
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| show | Burial
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| show | 1. decomp has to be inhibited
2. fossilization depends on local geological conditions.
3. the remains need to be covered rapidly by sediments unless the environment is extremely dry.
4. the burial is likely in a geological active area
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| What geological area is common for fossils? | show 🗑
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| What is stage 2 for the creation of a fossil? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. bones and teeth must be replaced before bacteria and soil acid break it down.
2. sometimes an entire bone is replaced giving some internal structure.
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| show | Exposure and collection
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| What happens in the exposure stage of creating a fossil? | show 🗑
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| show | Preservation and reconstruction
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| What happens in the preservation and reconstruction stage of creating a fossil? | show 🗑
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| Where are the most common places to find fossils? | show 🗑
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| What does taphonomy provide info on? | show 🗑
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| What is relative dating? | show 🗑
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| What is absolute dating? | show 🗑
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| show | Sedimentary
Principle of super position
paleomagnetic data
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| What is sedimentary relative method? | show 🗑
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| what is principe of super position relative method? | show 🗑
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| show | Periodic reversal of earth's magnetic field
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| What is absolute dating method? | show 🗑
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| What do we learn from fossils? Biology | show 🗑
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| show | climatic conditions
predator/ prey relationships
competition for resources
availability of food
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| show | group size
group demographics
behavior
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| show | reduced snout
binocular vision (depth perception, color vision)
finger and toe nails
reduced birth numbers
prehensile hands and feet (dextrous)
omnivores
social
diurnal
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| What are the characteristics of primates? | show 🗑
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| show | reduced snout
depth perception color vision
prehensile hands and feet
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| What are the two character traits looked for in a primate? | show 🗑
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| show | haplorhini - post orbital plate
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| lower primates? | show 🗑
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| All old world monkeys are what? | show 🗑
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| What is the dental formula | show 🗑
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| show | 2 incisor
1 canine
2 premoles
3 molars (bicuspid teeth)
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| show | frugivors - fruit
folivores - leaves
omnivores - everything
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| show | smaller number of offsprings
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| show | order - primate, suborder - anthropoid, infra order - catarrihines, family - homonoid, subfamily - homonid, genus - homo, species - sapien
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| show | lemur, lorises, tarsiers
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| what is the primative characteristics of a prosimian? | show 🗑
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| show | moist fleshly nose, relatively long snout, most mark territory
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| show | moist fleshly nose
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| what is the lemur dental formula | show 🗑
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| what is the indrus dental formula | show 🗑
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| Where are lemurs found? | show 🗑
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| show | 30
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| What are the species variations of lemurs? | show 🗑
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| show | 5 inches to 24 inches.
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| show | Rapid expansion and diversification of species into new ecological niches.
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| What is the lemurs feeding behavior? | show 🗑
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| What is the lemurs locomotion? | show 🗑
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| show | Gregarious 10-25 individuals
Monogamus families
Some solitary
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| show | Forests of India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Africa
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| How many species do lorises have? | show 🗑
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| show | Nocturnal - fill niches not occupied by monkeys
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| What are the lorises competitive exclusion? | show 🗑
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| show | They're insectavores.
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| show | Different sized live in different levels
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| show | Quadrupedalum
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| show | Solitary family unit
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| show | Africa
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| What are galagos nicknamed? | show 🗑
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| show | 10
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| Are galagos nocturnal or diurnal | show 🗑
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| What is galagos locomotion? | show 🗑
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| what are galagos family organization? | show 🗑
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| Are galagos active clingers and leapers? | show 🗑
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| Where are tarsiers from? | show 🗑
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| What is tarsiers locomotion? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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| show | Nocturnal
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| show | 2133/1133
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| What are tarsier primitive characters? | show 🗑
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| What are tarsier derived characteristics | show 🗑
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| show | platyrrhines - new world mokeys ;flat nosed
catarrhines - old world ;downward faced noses
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| show | They have a generally larger body
They have reduced reliance on olfaction
They have increased reliance on vision
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| show | Diurnal
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| show | complex
increase parental care
strong mother/infant bond
mutual grooming
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| What sized brains to anthropoids have | show 🗑
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| Do anthropoids have claws? | show 🗑
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| How long is an anthropoids snout | show 🗑
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| show | Fused mandible
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| show | Low flat cusps
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| What are new world monkeys called | show 🗑
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| show | Southern Mexico and South America
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