Pliocene Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

There are no Bears in Africa correct answers False The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the ___ correct answers Pliocene The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia correct answers False ___ is a rocky semi-desert dweller correct answers Dorcas Gazelle About ___ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young correct answers 1/2 Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders correct answers 7 Sloths are adapted ...

ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 3 WVU WITH CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS what makes us human? Bipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism stresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls Early hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency Compared with the young of other primates, human children h...

The Virginia opposum arrive in north america in the ___ correct answers pliocene about ____ % of all mammals species are in order rodentia correct answers 40 ____ (family) families of marsupials occur in south america correct answers 3 there are ___ surviving species of order monotremata correct answers 3 About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. correct answers 1/2 The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa correct answers Addax Modern___ are...

Paleocene - ️️An epoch of the Paleogene period, 65.5 to 55.8 MYA where Order Sirenia emerged from Tethytheria Eocene - ️️An epoch of the Paleogene period, 55.8 to 33.9 MYA where Pezosiren portelli and the first Mediterranean Tethys- Paratethys ancestors of sirenians emerged; much warmer climate than today Oligocene - ️️An epoch of the Paleogene period, 33.9 to 23 MYA where Family Trichechidae, Subfamily Miosireninae, Trichechinae, and Digonginae were thought to emerge, Halither...

ANTH 250 FINAL EXAM VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%2023 This proto-hominin lived 7.2-6.8 mya (late Miocene) in Chad, Africa. A skull, 0-34s is the lower jaw, and part of the thigh bone were found. Distinct hominin characteristics include the foramen magnum position, non-honing chewing and thick enamel. Everything else was ape-like and arboreal. - correct answer Sahelanthropus tchadensis Remains (partial femur, hand and teeth bones) belonging to 1.____________ were found in Kenya that dated to 6 mya,...

TherWIS 2552 Exam 2 Review Questions and answers, rated A+e is no Bears in Africa - -False The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the ___ - -Pliocene The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - -False ___ is a rocky semi-desert dweller - -Dorcas Gazelle About ___ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young - -1/2 Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders - -7 Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - -Leaves A Cap...

| latest update 2024/25|WIS 2552 EXAM 2 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ The Virginia opposum arrive in north america in the ___ - -pliocene about ____ % of all mammals species are in order rodentia - -40 ____ (family) families of marsupials occur in south america - -3 there are ___ surviving species of order monotremata - -3 About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. - -1/2 The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - -Addax Modern___ are thought...

Earth ageAbout 4.6 billion years Universe10 billion years PrecambrianFirst major era of geological time, extending from the origins of earth to about 600 m.y.a PaleozoicThe appearance of the first vertebrate species: fish and amphibians Mesozoic eraAround 245 mya. The age of dinosaurs CenozoicPeriod of extinction, our current era. Divided into 7 epochs: Epochs (discussed on page 4)There are 7 epochs: Holocene, pleistocene, pliocene, miocene, oligocene, eocene, and paleocene (in order f...

WIS 2552 Exam 2: Questions and answers, rated A+ There is no Bears in Africa - False The Virginia Opossum arrived in North America in the ___ - Pliocene The Waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - False ___ is a rocky semi-desert dweller - Dorcas Gazelle About ___ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young - 1/2 Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders - 7 Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - Leaves A Capuchin is a ...

WIS 2552 EXAM 2: Questions and answers, Graded A+ The Virginia opposum arrive in north america in the ___ - pliocene about ____ % of all mammals species are in order rodentia - 40 ____ (family) families of marsupials occur in south america - 3 there are ___ surviving species of order monotremata - 3 About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. - 1/2 The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - Addax Modern___ are thought to be most like the first mammals ...