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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allen's rule

Archaeology; Human evolution

To retain heat, warm-blooded animals tend to have shorter and bulkier limbs in colder climates than their relatives in warmer regions.

intraspecies clade

Archaeology; Human evolution

A group of ancestral-descendant poulations that share common descent (although not unique common descent) within a species.

pilaster

Archaeology; Human evolution

A stout ridge of bone extending around the distal surface of the central part of the femoral shaft, supporting the linea aspera.

macrofamily

Archaeology; Human evolution

Classificatory term in linguistics, referring to a group of language families showing sufficient similarities to suggest that their speakers are genetically related.

vertebra

Archaeology; Human evolution

One of the bony segments of the vertebral column.

adaptive valleys (cf. adaptive peaks)

Archaeology; Human evolution

Stable morphological configurations based on effective genetic compromises that maximize overall fitness in specific adaptive niches, envisioned as a series of dips across a fitness plateau.