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Skulls – our own, from extant primates, and from fossils can tell us a lot about our human evolution.
Objectives:
- Students learn how measure and observe primate skulls – including their own!
- Students will use data to reconstruct tree.
Procedure
- Examine Skulls
- Record observations on worksheet
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Background
Smithsonian Human Evolution
Questions to Ponder
Q:Why do humans have such small canine teeth?
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Q: What is the purpose of a saggital crest?
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Our Proconsul skull proved to represent a species named africanus. The forehead was rounded and smooth. The teeth were more like those of chimpanzees.
~ Louis Leakey
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 Adult Human
Baby Chimp
Homo habilus
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