ANTH 1001 : Anthropology Exam II
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3/2/2011 6:35:00 pm: descriptive: earliest studies were descriptive. Arboreal hypothesis: the reason we see this suite of characteristics we find in primates; developed this from adapting to life in the trees. Dental characteristics: heterodont: different teeth, incisor, canine, premolar, molar, diastema. Primate dental characteristics: dental formula: standard way of defining dentition, sequence of numbers for teeth found in the mouth, 2. 1. 3. 3. /2. 1. 3. 3. Primate terms: sexual dimorphism: the differences in characteristics between males and females of the same species. May be differences in size, shape, or color: ex. Peacock: male gorillas are much bigger and are shaped different from female gorillas. Not found in all prosimians but if it has this, it is a prosimian: grooming claw- specialization on the fore limbs. Only found in prosimians but not all have this: they are old world animals- found in africa, southeast asian, and south pacific, different kinds of prosimians lemurs. Sifaka-bigger: they are found only on the island of.
