Exam 14: Early Species of the Genus Homo

Matching Questions match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive): -point of maximum width of braincase near bottom

A "bun-shaped" occipital bone is characteristic of:

The teres minor of Neandertals:

Some paleoanthropologists see the specimens that make up Homo habilis as really belonging to two separate species,H.habilis and:

Assemblage refers to:

A platycephalic skull with a sagittal keel and occipital torus is characteristic of:

The earliest recognized Neandertal fossils were discovered:

The recent testing of Neandertal DNA showed that Neandertals:

A lithic industry refers to all of the stone artifacts of a:

Humans of the Paleolithic most often lived in:

Neandertals have been found in:

Matching Questions match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive): -smaller premolars and molars

The first unquestioned,unambiguous ritualistic burials are associated with:

What does the term "human" mean? Were members of the genus Australopithecus human? What about Homo erectus and the Neandertals? At what point along the hominin evolutionary path did humanity emerge?

The evidence for fire use dating back to about 1 million B.P.comes from the site of:

The earliest species to be found outside of the African continent is:

Matching Questions match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive): -less massive jaw

Matching Questions match each species with its description: -earliest named species of genus Homo

Modern humans are considerably larger both in cranial capacity and body size than earliest hominins.When did body size and cranial capacity increase?

Homo is different from Australopithecus in that Homo is characterized by: