SDSU Anthropology 101 InQuizitive Chapter 11 2023/2024

SDSU Anthropology 101 InQuizitive Chapter 11Important changes in the landscape of East Africa and South Africa may have been associated with the rise of Homo habilis and the eventual extinction of the australopithecines. Which of the following statements describe this transition? - correct answer -Underground plant parts (edible roots, etc.) became more important, which increased selection for the use of tools. -Habitat changes correlated with changes in cranial and tooth morphology in Homo habilis as compared to australopithecines. -There was a significant increase in C-4 (warm season) grasses at around 2.5 mya. Click the island in the Dutch East Indies where the first Homo erectus fossil was found. - correct answer Java Homo habilis was first found at _____ and had a somewhat _____ brain than the australopithecines. - correct answer -Olduvai -larger Drag the appropriate hominin species to the tool complex associated with it. - correct answer homo habilis: Oldowan Complex Australopithecus anamensis: neither tool complex homo erectus: Acheulian complex Human evolution is not always straightforward and the path to discovery is often riddled with surprises and unexplained finds. Fossils found on the island of Flores in Indonesia are just one example of an