Lab practical

• Identify the species in the image below: Homo heidelbergensis

  
• Identify the species: Homo heidelbergensis

  
• Identify the species: Homo habilis

  
• Identify the species: Homo habilis

  
• Identify the species: Homo sapiens

  
• Which of the following specimens, A or B, is likely human because the greatest width of the skull is at the parietals?

  A

  
• What feature is indicated by the red star on the Homo neanderthensis mandible below? retromolar gap

  
• Identify the species: Homo neanderthalensis

  
• Identify the species: Homo neaderthalensis

  
• Which femur, A or B, likely belongs to Homo neanderthalensis, because it is much larger and more robust? A

  
• Identify the species: Homo erectus

  
• Identify the species: Homo erectus

  
• Identify the feature indicated by the red star on the specimen below: supraorbital torus

  
• Which of the following specimens, A or B, has the largest cranial capacity? A

  
• Which of the following specimens, A or B, has a forehead? B

  
• What bone is highlighted in the image below? mandible

  
• Do platyrrhines have an ectotympanic ring or tube?

  ectotympanic ring
• What is the dental formula of this primate? 2.1.2.3.

  
• Do primates have homodont or heterodont teeth?

  heterodont
• What bone is indicated in the image below? frontal

  
• What type of ectotympanic region does the following specimen display? ectotympanic ring

  
• Which of the following, A or B, is a haplorrhine? B

  
• Does the animal below have homodont or heterodont teeth? homodont

  
• Which of the following, A or B, is a Strepsirrhine? A

  
• What bone is indicated in the image below? occipital

  
• Do Strepsirrhines have a post-orbital bar or post-orbital closure?

  post-orbital bar
• What is the dental formula of humans?

  2.1.2.3.

  
• What bone is indicated in the image below? zygomatic

  
• Which of the following, A or B, has 3 premolars? B

  
• What is the name of the bone in the following image? humerus

  
• Is the foramen magnum anterior or posterior in humans?

  anterior
• Which of the following characteristics is NOT a characteristic of bipedalism?

  divergent big toe
• Is the tibia distal or proximal to the femur?

  distal
• Is the pelvis superior or inferior to the femur?

  superior
• What is the name of the bone in the image below? femur

  
• What does the following is coxae (pelvis) say about how the primate walks? It's bipedal

  
• The position of the foramen magnum can be an indicator of bipedalism. Is the foramen magnum more anterior or posterior in bipedal primates?

  anterior
• What type of locomotion do you think a primate with an intermembral index of ~130 would exhibit?

  Suspensory

  
• what does the bottom curve of the spine represent? Hint: it is a characteristic of bipedal locomotion: lumbar lordosis

  
• Is this a foot of a bipedal primate: yes