anatomical changes in hominins indicative of habitual bipedal locomotion include

What will be an ideal response?


shortening and broadening of the pelvis to form a bowl shape

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An example of a shared ancestral feature of the primates is:

A. pentadactylism B. retention of the clavicle C. a placenta D. all of these

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The handsome lake revitalization movement urged its followers to reaffirm the traditions of the iroquois

a. true b. false

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The smallest of the New World anthropoids are the

a. marmosets and tamarins. b. howler monkeys and baboons. c. spider monkeys and capuchin monkeys. d. squirrel monkeys and bonobos. e. macaques.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The fact that the brain of a human infant is less than 30 percent of its adult size is a consequence of the development of language. 2. Olduvai Gorge is in Southern Africa. 3. One of the oldest australopithecine sites, Laetoli, has yielded many hominin fossils as well as tracks of hominin footprints. 4. The first concrete evidence of the manufacture of stone tools dates to about 3.8 million B.P. 5. The dentition of Australopithecus afarensis is like modern chimpanzee dentition.

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