Anthropology

Chapter 5 Australopithecus Afrensis ↑↑↑ Asutralopithecus Africanus ↑↑↑

Chapter 04 Oreopithecus >Time = Late myocene period…contemprory of Shivapithecus. >Shivapithecus more closely related to pongi line …Oreopithecus is related to Hominid   line. >Features=Old world monkey + Homonid      >> Old world Monkey = Bilophodont molar/ biophodont molar  morphology.      >>Homonid:                  =Teeth in general are of small size.                  =Canines are pointe but short unlike monkeys and ape.                  =No premolar Diastema that accomodates enlarged canines of upper jaw.                   =premolar are simmilar to human.     ...

Chapter 03 Preconsul- Dryopithecus-Shivapithecus (Ramapithecus) Evolution Tree= Hominoidea (common Grandmother of Human and Ape) Period of Existence= 22 MYA to 7 MYA Myocene Epoch(23 – 5MYA) Features: >Quadrupedal >Lived mostly   on Tree- à Myocene @ Arid----Grasland ↑ > Branching of evolution:                  >>Ape family= Those who decided to live on trees...adopted as per new arid environment .                  >>Homonid= Those   who adopted to new climate.     ▼Proconsul – Dryopithecus –Sivapithecus are Fossil Ape == Dryopithecus or Dyropiths. Distribution: Africa:      >Proconsul + Afropithecus= Lake Rusinga, Kenya.      >Kenyapithecus + Dendropithecus =Kenya.      >Otavipithecus =S. Africa...

         Australopithecus afarensis (1st bipedal had culture)                                                                                                      Paranthropus (Nut cracker man) ↓                                                                         Homo habilis (Tool Maker) ↓                                                                       ...