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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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Old stone age
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The earliest stone tool making traditions from the first ones made by Homo habilis down to the most advanced ones of the last Ice Age made by modern Homo sapiens. palaeolithic literally means "Old ...
Metatheria
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The infraclass of therian mammal species in which females bear their young in an immature condition (while still in the early foetal stage) and then permit their further infant development in an ...
Great apes
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The gorillas, common chimpanzees, and bonobos of Africa and the orangutans of Southeast Asia. These species are referred to as great apes because they are the largest apes. See lesser apes.
Lesser apes
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The gibbons and siamangs of Southeast Asia. These species are referred to as lesser apes because they are the smallest apes. See great apes.
Mesozoic Era
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The geological era immediately preceding the Cenozoic Era and dating approximately 251-65. 5 million years ago. The Mesozoic was the era in which the dinosaurs flourished and the first mammals and ...
Discontinuous distribution
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The geographic distribution of a trait such that it appears in high or low frequencies in various areas with little or no gradation between them. See clines.
Homo sapiens
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The genus (Homo) and species (sapiens) categories to which modern humans belong. Homo sapiens evolved from Homo erectus over several hundred thousand years beginning at least 400,000 years ago. The ...