Anthony GambinoAmanda ChristopherBiological Anthropology11/1/17LAB 9CHAPTER 15: exercises 1-6 and critical thinking questions 1-5Exercise 1Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Refer to the casts provided by yourinstructor (or the pictures in the lab Appendix) to answer the following questions.1.Which of these mystery australopithecines is a later, more robust form?
2.Describe two anatomical traits you used to make this determination. (Be sure to describehow each trait varied in the two fossils.)
Exercise 2Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Review the casts provided by yourinstructor (or the pictures in the lab Appendix) and answer the following questions.1.Which of these mystery fossils is Australopithecus robustus?.
2.Which of these mystery fossils is Australopithecus boisei?.
3.Describe one trait you used to make these identifications. (Be sure to describe how thetrait varied in the two fossils.)
Exercise 3Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Review the casts provided by yourinstructor (or the picture in the lab Appendix) and answer the following questions.1.Describe two postcranial traits that indicateAu. afarensiswas adapted for bipedalism.
