Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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cladistics

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An approach to discovering evolutionary relationships between organisms based on shared derived traits. Cladistics has largely replaced the older approach known as evolutionary or phylogenetic ...

anthropoid

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An animal within the primate suborder Anthropoidea. Monkeys, apes, and humans are anthropoids.

diurnal

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Being awake and active during the daylight hours but sleeping during the nighttime. See nocturnal.

hominin

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Any species of the primate tribe Hominini. The australopithecines and humans are hominins.

hominoid

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Any species of the primate superfamily Hominoidea. All hominids and apes are hominoids.

hominid

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Any species of the primate family Hominidae. The great apes and humans are the only hominids today, however, there were other species in the past.

Any remains or traces of ancient organisms. Often fossils are mineralized bone, though they have also been found in the form of casts, molds, animal tracks, frozen or desiccated bodies, and creatures ...