1 I look like a monkey but am

1. I look like a monkey but am called the “dental ape. ” My group name is: ____, my species name is : _____, and my molars are: 2. I am an ape who is the ancestor to orangutans. I am:

3. I am the first (earliest) possible primate, also known as a protoprimate. I am : 4. I am an ape ancestor, but I did not knuckle-walk like apes today. I am:

5. I have a dental formula of 2 -13 -3, so I am the ancestor of: _____. My name is: ________ 6. I resemble lemurs and am thought to be the ancestor of Strepsirhine/Prosimians. I am:

7. I am the largest primate to ever live. I am : 8. I resemble the tarsier and so am thought to be the ancestor of Haplorhine/Anthropoids. I am:

Answers to section 1 • • Propliopithecidae; Aegyptopithecus; Y 5 molars Sivapithecus Plesiadapiform Proconsul Plattyrhines; Parapithecidae Adapid Gigantopithecus Omomyid

Section 2 1. I am the ancestor to Lucy and am called “great grandma. ” I am: 2. I am not directly related to humans because of unique adaptations to diet. I am: ________ and my adaptations are: ________

3. I am the first biped. My name is: _____ and my nickname is: ______ 4. They thought I was a baby ape but my teeth and foramen magnum made me human. I am: ______ and my nickname is: _______

5. I am “grandma” and am probably a direct ancestor to humans 6. My examples are: ______ and _____

Answers • • • Ardipithecus ramidus Paranthropus; sagittal crest, crushing molars Sahelanthropus tchadensis; Chad Man Australopithecus africanus; Taung Baby Australopithecus afarensis Lucy and Laetoli footprints

Section 3 1. I lived in Europe and used Levallois tools. I am: ______. How do you know I buried my dead? 2. I am the first tool user. I am: ______ and my nickname is: ________

3. I am called the Hobbit because I am so short, but I am only 18, 000 years old 4. I have a chin and flat forehead. I am: ________ and the best example of me is : _________

5. I lived in arctic areas and had a large nose and occipital bun: ________. What tools did I use? 6. I have a sagittal keel and a mushroom-shaped head. I am: _____ and I was the first to use: ______

7. I migrated out of Africa and into Asia. I lived for more than 1 million years. I am: 8. This complete skeleton is an example of me: ______. What was my tool type?

Answers • • Homo heidelbergensis; pink handaxe Homo habilis; Handy Man Homo floresiensis Homo sapiens; Cro Magnon Man Homo neanderthalensis; Mousterian Homo erectus; fire Homo erectus Nariokotome or Turkana Boy; Acheulian