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Compared to australopithecines and modern humans, what were Homo erectus limb bones?
shorter |
longer |
more robust |
less robust |
Australopithecus afarensis
all of these |
the fossil skeleton known as âLucyâ belongs to this species |
is found in southern and eastern Africa |
is the largest well-studied collection of early hominins |
the earliest primates are found in which epoch?
Paleocene |
Oligocene |
Eocene |
Miocene |
All of the Eocene primates have modern primate descendants.
False |
True |
If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years what will happen?
all of the original amount will have decayed |
half of the original amount will still be present |
a quarter of the original amount will still be present |
all of the original amount will still be present |
Biostratigraphy is a type of relative dating technique.
True |
False |
Which dating technique could you use to get an estimated age in years from a bone that is known to be less than 40,000 years old?
Carbon-14 |
flourine |
potassium/argon |
thermoluminescence |
"John is two years older than Joe." This statement is an example of
a chronometric comparison |
a theory |
an absolute date |
a relative date |
The task of interpreting early hominin evolution
is still not complete |
is best left to geologists |
rarely replies on assigning taxonomic names to fossil material |
does not require a chronological framework |
The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name __ and was discovered in __.
Ardipeithecus / East Africa |
Sahelanthropos / Central Africa |
Australopithecus / the Rift Valley |
Orrorin / the Fayum |
Compared to australopithecines and modern humans, what were Homo erectus limb bones?
shorter |
longer |
more robust |
less robust |
Australopithecus afarensis
all of these |
the fossil skeleton known as âLucyâ belongs to this species |
is found in southern and eastern Africa |
is the largest well-studied collection of early hominins |
The earliest primates are found in which epoch?
Paleocene |
Oligocene |
Eocene |
Miocene |
All of the Eocene primates have modern primate descendants.
False |
True |
If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years what will happen?
all of the original amount will have decayed |
half of the original amount will still be present |
a quarter of the original amount will still be present |
all of the original amount will still be present |
Biostratigraphy is a type of relative dating technique.
True |
False |
Which dating technique could you use to get an estimated age in years from a bone that is known to be less than 40,000 years old?
Carbon-14 |
flourine |
potassium/argon |
thermoluminescence |
"John is two years older than Joe." This statement is an example of
a chronometric comparison |
a theory |
an absolute date |
a relative date |
The task of interpreting early hominin evolution
is still not complete |
is best left to geologists |
rarely replies on assigning taxonomic names to fossil material |
does not require a chronological framework |
The earliest possible hominin found to date has been given the name __ and was discovered in __.
Ardipeithecus / East Africa |
Sahelanthropos / Central Africa |
Australopithecus / the Rift Valley |
Orrorin / the Fayum |