Chapter 8 Hominid Origins

 

Key Terms

 

Aramis

p. 177

Large-bodied hominoids

p. 162

Artifacts

p. 170

Mosaic evolution

p. 163

Australopiths

p.179

Multidisciplinary

p. 170

Australopithecus

p. 185

Obligate bipedalism

p. 167

Australopithecus africanus

p. 185

Olduvai

p. 174

Biocultural

p. 158

Paranthropus

p. 183

Bipedal locomotion

p. 163

Plio-Pleistocene

p. 186

Chronometric

p. 170

Postcranial

p. 160

Culture

p. 167

Sagittal crest

p. 183

Faunal

p. 170

Sahelanthropus

p. 176

Habitual bipedalism

p. 167

Sectorial

p. 177

Hominids

p. 158

Sites

p. 170

Homo habilis

p. 187

Thermoluminescence

p. 172

 

Suggested Internet Exercises

 

@     The Talk.Origins Archive http://www.talkorigins.org Follow the link http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/knee-joint.html What claim do creationists make regarding the finding of “Lucy’s” knee joint? What are creationists trying to show with this claim? What is the source of their confusion regarding this claim?