| A | B |
|---|
| primate | order of mammals characterized by opposable thumbs and binocular vision |
| prosimian | family of nocturnal, arboreal primates |
| anthropoid | family of day-active primates including monkeys apes and humans |
| hominid | primates characterized by bipedalism |
| Australopithecines | Early hominids characterized by small stature and small brains |
| a large supra-orbital ridge indicates | ape-like / primitive skull |
| Australopithicus afarensis | Lucy |
| This structure in Lucy proves she was bipedal | pelvis |
| this characteristic gives primates depth perception | binocular vision |
| apes have this shape spine | "C" shaped |
| hominids have this shape spine | "S" shaped |
| enables ALL primates to grip objects like tree branches | opposable thumbs |
| modern human skulls are distinguished by | large cranial capacity and small prognathism |
| early hominid skulls are characterized by | large prognathism and sagittal crests |
| this species co-existed with Homo sapiens in part of Europe for more than 70,000 years | Homo neanderthalensis |
| This species evolved approximately 100,000 years ago | Homo sapiens |
| gibbons, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas | apes |
| device used to measure molar width and canine length | calipers |
| device used to measure facial slope | protractor |
| The study of ancient hominid speices | paleoanthropology |
