ANTH 1001 : Anth Notes Exam 3
Document Summary
10/31/12: pliocene fossils, kenyanthropus platyops, 3. 5-3. 2 mya, found in east africa, at this time in east africa, there are a couple of species running around africa at the same time as the kenyanthropus. Theres not a whole lot published about this species bc they don thave a lot of specimens: when they found it, it was described in comparison to the other fossils found in this time period. It has a small brain, post orbital constriction. It is more derived, which means its more simaler to other human species: date + derived features = make it a better candidate than the other paleospecies that live concurrently with this one, australopithecus. Southern ape : afarensis (3. 9-3. 0 mya, geography: east africa, kenya tanzania, cranial traits, small brain, with their small brain, they have post orbital constriction, they have small to moderate sized crests. (sagittal, nuchal). Superorbital tori: prognathic, maxilla projects anteriorly, dentition: pallet forms a u .
