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Primate Evolution
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Todays Objectives: SOL BIO.8a-d TSW investigate and understand how primates have changed through time, including: –Examining fossil records –Recognizing how adaptations lead to natural selection
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Primates are mammals that have: Opposable thumbs Large brain Good, stereoscopic vision Ability to brachiate Flexible elbows for hand rotation Grasping feet
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Early Primates Appeared 60-65 million years ago Prosimian –Small bodies –Lemurs, Tarsiers Anthropoids –Human-like primates –Evolved in Africa
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Hominid Evolution Hominids developed 5-8 million yrs ago Hominids are bipedal First hominids were in genus Australopithecus –Lucy most famous fossil hominid More modern hominids were in genus Homo
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More recent humans Homo sapiens (developed 400,000 years ago) –Neanderthals Europe arrival (100,000 years ago) –Cro-Magnon Europe arrival (40,000 years ago) Americas arrival (12,000 years ago)
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