According to Pamela S. Soltisand Douglas E. Soltis‚the fossil record that they found out does not clarify basal groups within the angiosperms. However‚ it clearly identifies a number of form and structure of diverse lineages early in angiosperm evolution. The earliest known large fossil confidently identified as an angiosperm‚ Archaefructusliaoningensis‚ is dated to about 125 millionyears or also known as Cretaceous period‚ whereas pollen considered to be of angiosperm origin takes the fossil record
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Discuss what you believe Homo floresiensis to be – a “one off” freak version of Homo erectus‚ a separate and very unique species‚ or something else . . . Homo floresiensis was a hominoid discovered in a cave called Liang Bua on an Indonesia island. She was examined to be from 17‚000 years ago and nicknamed “the Hobbit” because she was only around a meter tall even though she was an adult. What was more amazing about this hominoid was the small cranial capacity of 417 cc‚ much smaller than a typical
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History is the study of the human past. The past has left many traditions‚ folk tales‚ and works of art‚ archaeological objects‚ and books and written records of our accomplishments. Historians have been recording the events of history since the Phoenicians in Africa invented the first alphabet. For instance‚ until the advent of Black History Month‚ our school children learned all of their black history when they studied the plight of slavery in the south prior to the Civil War. Very little truth
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Multi-Regional Continuity: The Fossil Evidence With regards to the multi-regional continuity model of human evolution‚ there is without a doubt a preponderance of fossil data that supports the diverse origins of Homo sapiens in different regions of the globe. Skulls displaying a wide variety of mixed modern and archaic features have been found in every corner of the world. The mere existence of these fossils is evidence enough to prove that human evolution was far less cut-and-dried a process
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Neandertals are often criticized in modern society‚ and were thought of to be less intelligent than humans‚ however it has been proven that Neandertals‚ were in fact very intelligent. The debate on whether Neandertals are considered a separates species from humans has been controversial in the anthropological world. Homo sapiens‚ or humans‚ first popped up around 500‚000 years ago‚ were found globally‚ and showed tendencies of modern human culture (04/19 lecture). Neandertal remains have been dated
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A brief summary of all the archaeological works done on the site is necessary before going deeper into the actual work. Amarna was first discovered by the French Jesuit‚ Father Claude Sicard in 1714. He was the first to describe one of the stelae that delimited the boundary of the city. The first map of Amarna was established by geographers during Napoléon Bonaparte’s expedition in Egypt in 1798-1799.1 The ruins of the city were later explored by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson in the 1820s and an another
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Introduction: Bipedalism and the change of dentition have been landmarks for evolution of the early hominins that once wandered our planet up to three million years ago (Shook‚ 2015). One of the specific species that has exhibited bipedalism and changes within their skeletal structure is Australopithecus africanus‚ that some may recognize better as the Taung Child (Barak). Living from 3 to 2.5 million years ago‚ this species has been known to have developing dentition and obligate bipedalism
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Until recently‚ the evolutionary origin of cetaceans has been a mystery. Cetaceans are aquatically specialized mammals that exhibit body streamlining‚ have no hair or hind limbs‚ but adapted flippers and flukes for underwater movement. This group includes porpoises‚ dolphins‚ and whales (Thewissen et al.‚ 2001). Despite having features so specifically adapted for aquatic life‚ cetaceans‚ according to scientists‚ have actually evolved from land animals. Some scientists even argue that cetaceans evolved
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We were given eight different skulls and we were required to take measurements and notes on each one‚ such as recording the maximum braincase length or determining if the specimen has a chin. With these detailed notes‚ we researched various skulls and matched them with the data we have‚ therefore leaving us with eight indentified skulls. This report will thoroughly discuss what we believe each skull is and why we think so. Firstly‚ we believe skull number one is Homo habilis. H. habilis is about
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Did A. afarensis make and use stone tools at the site of Dikika some 3.39 million years ago? The first evidence of stone tool use and manufacture was found in Gona (Ethiopia) which dates back to between 2.6 and 2.5 million years ago as well as several cut-marked bones found near the Bouri site which indicates stone tool use 2.5 million years ago (McPherron et al. 2010). A. Afarensis is a hominin species found between 3.6 and 2.9 million years ago at sites in Ethiopia‚ Kenya‚ and Tanzania. Since being
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