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| Name the 3 main lineages of Primates |
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1. Lemurs, lorises, and pottos
2. Tarsiers
3. Anthropoids |
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| Anthropoids- monkeys, hominoids-apes and humans |
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| Primate: Derived Characters |
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Most Primates
-Have hands and feet adapted for grasping
Primates Also have:
-A large brain and short jaws
-Forward-looking eyes close together on the face, providing depth perception
-Well-Developed parental care and complex social behavior
-A fully opposable thumb (anthropoids only) |
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-Humans and their relatives
-Evolved 7-8mya in Africa |
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| -Early homo, 2.4 mya and tool use and manufacture-oldest evidence 2.5 mya |
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| Speech and 3 requirements |
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Definition
-Possibly near origin of modern humans, 100,000 years ago
1. Requires brain that can formulate and understand language
2. Vocal power and control
3. Sensitive hearing (Chimps did not achieve 2) |
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| -Bowl-Shaped pelvis for upright walking 4.4 mya |
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| Estrus vs. Menstrual Cycle |
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Definition
-Loss of female estrus cycles also known as heat (short time surrounding ovulation)
-Estrus - More behavioral, strong effects of climate and seasons
-Variance in length of estrus/menstrual cycle: human 28 day, rat 5 day estrus, dog 1 cycle/yr |
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-Out of Africa model
-Fossil Evidence - multiple origins (Asia, Africa, Europe) argue humans evolved separately |
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