CHM110H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Foramen Magnum, Common Chimpanzee, Homo Habilis
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Vocabulary: bipedal, canine, cranial capacity, cranium, evolve, foramen magnum, hominid, hominin, index, maxilla, orbit, palate, skull. Prior knowledge questions (do these before using the gizmo. : label one of the skulls below as human and the other as a chimpanzee skull. In 1924, a fossilized skull that looked very similar to a chimp skull was discovered. But the skull most definitely did not belong to a chimp. The location of the foramen magnum a hole in the skull where the spinal cord exits indicated that the individual was bipedal, or walked on two legs. This fossil was some of the earliest evidence of human evolution. Using the human evolution skull analysis gizmo , you will discover some of the ways that skulls can be used to learn about human evolution. Start by comparing two modern hominids: a human and a chimpanzee. Examine the front view of the homo sapiens (modern human) skull.
