Human evolution

Human evolution

Otherwise known as anthropogeny; anything of or relating to the study of the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominids, great apes and placental mammals.

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Human evolution

The laying down or depositing of strata or layers (also called deposits) one above the other. A succession of layers should provide a relative chronological sequence, with the earliest at the bottom ...

cerebral fossae

Archaeology; Human evolution

Two broad depressions on the internal surface of the occiput, holding the posterior part of the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex.

phylogeny

Archaeology; Human evolution

A hypothesis about how fossils and living species are related in a genealogical framework.

parasexual system

Archaeology; Human evolution

A system that achieves genetic recombination by means other than the regular alternation of meiosis and fertilization.

lacrimal fossa

Archaeology; Human evolution

Depression in which the lacrimal foramen sits.

mandibular foramen

Archaeology; Human evolution

Opening on the internal surface of the ramus for the mandibular vessels and nerves to pass. There are two distinct anatomies to its rim. In the common form the rim is "V" shaped, with a groove ...