ANTH 1001 : Anthropology 1001 Test 3
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Gracile and robust : gracile referring to a species that has small muscle attachment, the areas where the muscles attach tend to be smooth and rounded, robust large muscle attachment, rough, sharp muscle attachment, thicker boned, bigger in size. Spoiler : referring to a fossil that is found that ruins current view/ challenges the tradition understanding of the fossil record. Hips are not flat and side to side, but they are not rounded like a human somewhere in the middle. Elongated arms (like modern apes) (long forearm: derived traits: Does not have adaptation for knuckle walking. Not a quadruped and not a round one either: interpretation. Not a good knuckle walker or brachiators. Spoiler" all of its features are a little more derived than the other species running around east africa. More similar to what humans eventually become: date + derived features= better candidate that other. Small to moderate sized crests sagittal, nuchal, and super orbital tori.