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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park
Evolution of the Hominids

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

There are large gaps in the primate fossil record.
A)True
B)False
2

The earliest primatelike fossils date to about 65 mya.
A)True
B)False
3

Foramen magnum means 'large hole'.
A)True
B)False
4

By the time the Omomyids were evolving, the Eastern and Western Hemispheres were completely separate.
A)True
B)False
5

Apes appear in the fossil record 2 or 3 mya.
A)True
B)False
6

The first undisputed primate fossils were found in Asia.
A)True
B)False
7

Early hominids could easily digest cellulose.
A)True
B)False
8

The major trait that distinguishes hominids from other primates is relatively hairless bodies.
A)True
B)False
9

The sagittal crest allows for the attachment of major chewing muscles.
A)True
B)False
10

Core tools are a byproduct of flake tools.
A)True
B)False








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