ch 6

grasslands

savanna
in bipedal hominids the spinal column enters the skull at the bottom through a hole called the

foramen magnum
sahelanthropus tchadensis lived on the shores of the lake where ______ and his colleagues recovered its fossilized bones in 2001

Brunet
austalopithecus afarensis dates about ___ to ____ million years ago

4 to 3
the first hominid species to be widely distributed in the old world

homo erectus
homo ergaster

for the african ones
a unique pentagonal shape when looked at from the back formed in part by a rounded ridge

sagittal keel
ridge of bone running horizontally along the back of the skull

occipital torus
who were the first hominid to have third molars that were smaller than the second or first molars as in modern humans

homoerectus
molars had an enlarged pulp cavity called______ which allowed the teeth to witstand harder use and wear than the teeth of modern humans

taurodontism
prognathic

forward thrusting
homo floresiensis is closely related to

homo erectus

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sdbarnes

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ch 6

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ch6

Updated

2012-09-28T03:17:54Z

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