Exam 13: The Early Hominins

A hand with relatively short,straight fingers and a relatively long thumb might belong to:

The first member of the genus Australopithecus to be discovered was found by:

Matching Questions match each person with the site they are associated with: -Donald Johanson

In 1984,a fossil cranium and partial mandible,WT 17000 or the "Black Skull," were found at West Lake Turkana.Some paleoanthropologists suggest that this fossil be placed in a new species named:

The three species of early hominins known from South Africa are:

Kenyanthropus platyops is named after its most distinctive feature which is:

What evidence exists that sheds light on the locomotor behavior of Australopithecus? How would you describe this behavior?

What is the history of Australopithecus and Paranthropus finds in east Africa? Who were the paleoanthropologists involved? What did each add to the general picture of human evolution?

The genus Australopithecus is characterized by:

The Taung baby was found in:

The term foramina refers to:

The first concrete evidence of the manufacture of stone tools dates to about:

"Australopithecus" means:

Matching Questions match each site with what was found there: -Kanapoi

The leader of the expedition which found the fossil "Lucy" was:

The facial skeleton of Australopithecus is characterized by:

The dentition of A.afarensis shows many nonhominin features including:

Kenyanthropus platyops was contemporary with:

Matching Questions match each person with the site they are associated with: -Richard Leakey

What is the range of cranial capacities in early hominins? How does this compare with the cranial capacities in the apes and in modern humans?