ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Australopithecus, Brachiation, Australopithecus Afarensis
19 Mar 2019
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Lecture ten: multidisciplinary experts from various scientific disciplines, physical sciences (e. g. , geology); biological sciences; and social sciences. Dog: hominid spine has two distinctive curves (s-shaped, shape of the pelvis broad and low, structure of femur and knee, shape and structure of the foot (arch) The australopithecines (4-1 mya: significant role in human evolution. Robust australopithecines: a. boisei, a. robustus, a. aethiopicus. ****note: some put robust forms into genus paranthropus. There are approximately 190 species of non-human primates. Primates have a few commonalities (monkeys and apes: limbs and locomotion, dentition, senses and the brain, development, origins from arboreal life. Laetoli, tanzania, c. 3. 5 - 3. 8 million years ago. Nail instead of claws (except some new world monkeys) Tactile pads with nerves at ends of fingers to enhance touch sense. Depth perception stereoscopic vision allows to see in three dimensions: binocular vision-both eyes set toward front of head.
