Lab 10.pdf - Anthony Gambino Amanda Christopher Biological...

Anthony Gambino
Amanda Christopher
Biological Anthropology
11/6/17
Lab 10
(CHAPTER 16 exercises 1-6, critical thinking questions 1-8)
Exercise 1
Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Review the mystery fossils provided
by your instructor (or depicted in the lab Appendix) and answer the following questions.
1. Which of these mystery fossils is Homo habilis ?
.
2. Which of these mystery fossils is Homo erectus ?
.
3. Describe two traits you used to make these identifications. (Be sure to describe how
each trait varies in the two fossils.)
Exercise 2
Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Use the Australopithecus afarensis
and Homo erectus postcrania provided by your instructor (or depicted in the lab Appendix) to
answer the following questions.
1. Describe two postcranial traits that differ between these two species. (Be sure to
describe how each trait varies in the two fossils.)
2. What do these differences suggest about the two species’ locomotion?
Exercise 3
Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Refer to the Homo heidelbergensis
and Homo erectus crania provided by your instructor (or depicted in the lab Appendix) to answer
the following questions.
1. Describe one trait that these two species share in common.

2. Describe one trait that differs between the two species. (Be sure to describe how the trait
varies in the two fossils.)