Which of the following skeletal features indicate(s) arboreal adaptations?
- Eyes moved toward the side of the head
- Long lower limbs
- Reliance on the sense of smell
- Curved fingers and toes
Which of the following bones can provide evidence that a fossil animal was bipedal?
- A hand with an opposable thumb
- Humerus, fingers
- Ear bones (related to balance)
- Pelvis, femur, skull
The cortical bone on the femur of ________ has a human-like pattern of thickness.
- Ardipithecus kadabba
- Orrorin tugenensis
- None of these
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Imagine you have found a skull with an ape-size brain, sagittal crest, very large back teeth, and large cheekbones. Based on this information, this is most likely a specimen of:
- A robust australopith.
- Australopithecus africanus.
- Australopithecus afarensis.
- A modern human.