ANT101H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Spear-Thrower, Lithic Reduction, Homo Heidelbergensis
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Ant101 summary of time periods, important events & tool technologies. Catopithecus, may be the ancestor of all anthropoids (41-32) Genus aegyptopithecus, found in fayum, preceded the catarrhine split. Genus dryopithecus (23-17 mya), found in europe, similar to (16-11) gorilla. Genus sivapithecus (13-7 mya), found in s. asia, ancestor of all. Genus lufengpithecus, found in s. china, shares many (11-5) features w/ dryopithecus. Sahelanthropus tchadensis (7-6 mya), found in chad, early hominin. Orrorin tugenesis (6 mya), found in tugen valley, africa, early hominin. Aramis ethiopia, early hominin genus australopithecines earliest definitive hominins. A. anamensis (4. 2-3. 9 mya), gracile e. africa kenya. A. afarensis (4-2. 9 mya), gracile e. africa hadar, ethiopia found by: don johanson important specimen: lucy, the first family, fossilized footprints (found by mary leakey in tanzania) cranial capacity: ~400 cc. A. africanus (3-2. 3 mya), gracile s. africa taung found by: raymond dart important specimen: taung child cranial capacity: larger than a. afarensis.
