ANTH 101 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I Video 1 Survey of Primates Outline of Current Lecture II Video 1 Survey of Primates Review III Oligocene IV Class Discussion Question V Miocene VI Proconsul VII Hominin Current Lecture II Video 1 Survey of Primates Review 1 Where do non human primates live tropics and semi tropics 2 What are the characteristics that all primates share generalized skeleton highly mobile digits tactile digit pads nails abbreviation of snout or muzzle refinement of visual perception smell de emphasized fewer teeth increasingly complex cortex nourishment of fetus upright posture bipedalism prolongation of infant dependency 3 What group of monkeys has the largest geographic distribution behind humans old world monkeys 4 Other than man which primate is the most successful most adaptable macaques 5 What characteristics distinguish great apes from other primates These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute tool use in the wild advanced learning finger dexterity 6 The social organizations of more advanced primates provide coordinated defense socialized learning maintained territories encouraged order III Oligocene A 38 23 million years ago B cool dry 2 equable seasons C adapids anthropoideans IV Class Discussion Question A What characteristics do you think were most important for the development of modern Homo sapiens social learning bipedalism walking upright finger dexterity sight depth perception infant dependency brain size tool use V Miocene A 23 5 million years ago B getting colder started wet but dry by the end of epoch very seasonal C early 23 16 mya D middle 16 10 mya E late 9 5 mya VI Proconsul A best known of African hominoids possible ancestor to later hominoids including modern apes and humans VII Hominin A bipedal hominoids species more closely related to modern humans than to chimpanzees or bonobos large brain size
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