ANT 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Komodo Dragon, Stone Tool, Hammerstone
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Refers to unique features that distinguish one species from another. Refer to slight variations in a trait between taxa. Use of relative measure requires that the paleoanthropologist has knowledge of one fossil to help differentiate it from another the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made. Abbreviation for thousands of years before present (bp). Space between the third molar and the rear portion of the mandible. Very large pulp cavities combined with reduced foot size. The largest extant lizard, with adults reaching up to 3m in length and a body mass of approximately 70kg. A condition in which adults typically achieve small brain capacity and have moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. A tool or tools with a generally consistent pattern of production. A large, often spherical stone used for making other tools, to detach flakes from a core by percussion or striking the thin piece of stone that has been removed from a core.
