Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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Sexual dimorphism

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to anatomical differences between males and females of the same species. Primate males are usually significantly larger and more muscular than females. This is especially true of ...

Referring to a very rudimentary culture. Chimpanzees and possibly other great apes as well as our fossil ancestors 3-4 million years ago are said to have such a protoculture. While they are dependent ...

Amniote

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to an egg with a hard shell and protective membranes that prevent the embryo from rapidly drying out. Reptiles, birds, and prototherian mammals lay amniote eggs.

Sacculated

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to a stomach with "saccules," or sack-like compartments, in which bacteria slowly break down cellulose, thereby providing more useable calories. Among the primates, only the Colobinae ...