The Propliopithecid species known as Aegyptopithecus is well-represented and provides solid evidence of sexual dimorphism.
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Match functional anatomy with locomotor adaptation.
Match functional anatomy with locomotor adaptation.
The first confirmed human fossils with bipedal adaptations d…
The first confirmed human fossils with bipedal adaptations date to the Miocene.
Match species with tool type.
Match species with tool type.
Feature A = Iliac Crest Feature B = Sciatic Notch Feature C…
Feature A = Iliac Crest Feature B = Sciatic Notch Feature C = Ischium Feature D = Acetabulum
Match locomotor category with anatomical adaptation.
Match locomotor category with anatomical adaptation.
Identify the dietary adaptation of this primate.
Identify the dietary adaptation of this primate.
Modern humans have orthognathic faces due to canine crown an…
Modern humans have orthognathic faces due to canine crown and root size reduction.
Identifying the Common Ancestor at the base of an adaptive r…
Identifying the Common Ancestor at the base of an adaptive radiation is always difficult. The Common Ancestor will retain primitive traits and will have derived traits seen in descendant taxa. Unfortunately, sister taxa to the Common Ancestor will have similar primitive traits and may have a few of the later derived traits without being directly ancestral to the line descended from the Common Ancestor.
Most primates must supplement their diets with Vitamin C foo…
Most primates must supplement their diets with Vitamin C foods. Without dietary Vitamin C, primates are susceptible to scurvy — a potentially lethal dietary disease.