why do prehistoric remains consist of almost inclusively of bones and teeth?

Q: Even though paleontologists and anthropologists are continually finding new fossils, there is still…

A: Even though paleontologists and anthropologists are continually finding new fossils, there is still…

Q: What was more important for the invasion of the land by vertebrates during the Paleozoic: becoming…

A: Vertebrates are those animals that are characterized by the presence of well distinguished backbone…

Q: Au. sediba lived in southern Africa around 2 mya. When did the first members of the Homo genus…

A: Australopithecus sediba is the extinct australopithecine who lived 1.98 milion years before on…

Q: What is the correct order of appearance in the fossil record, starting with the earliest: reptiles,…

A: Vertebrates comprise mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, a widely recognized category of…

Q: How does the hypothesized origin of modern humans (Homo sapiens) differ from the hypothesized origin…

A: Evolutionary history reveals that certain races of humans start evolving at different places. It is…

Q: Tiktaalik and Protarchaeopteryx are examples of transitional forms. In paleontology, what does…

A: Paleontology, usually spelled palaeontology or palaeontology, is the scientific study of life…

Q: What other reason besides continuing to use trees might explain why early hominins had partially…

A: Hominid:            The group comprises all modern and extinct Great Apes signifies modern humans,…

Q: The Mousterian stone tool assemblage is mostly associated with which species? Denisovans…

A: Mousterian  culture was named after the type site of Le Moustier, three superimposed rock shelters…

Q: How does the foot of a bivalve differ from the foot of a cephalopod, or the foot of a snail? In what…

A: Bivalve Foot - The bivalve foot is one singular mass. It do not have a flat creeping sole but is…

Q: Why don't paleoanthropologists use C-14 dating to understand when early hominins lived?

A: Carbon-14 dating, often known as radiocarbon dating, is a method of determining age based on the…

Q: You are searching for hominin fossils in Africa and discover a skull with a sagittal keel, an…

A: Introduction : The fossil record of hominins includes all fossil taxa that are more closely related…

Q: Why are paleontologists excited to find teeth in the fossil record? Name three pieces of information…

A: By researching or studying fossil records we learn how long life has existed on Earth  as well as…

Q: Which of the following is true as the presence of bones is similarly found both in the baleen whale…

A: Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, form a parvorder of the…

Q: Which archaic Homo sapiens fossil has cut marks on its face, indicating a burial or ritual practice?…

A: Introduction The evolutionary process that resulted in the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct…

Q: Transitional Fossils: Which of the following is the corre sequence in the evolution of structures…

A: Vertebrate incursion from aquatic to terrestrial environments required a significant change in their…

Q: Neanderthal anatomy traits include which of the following? O 1. Gracile skeleton, prognathic…

A: Neanderthals are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia.

Q: What symbolic behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with Neanderthals and…

A: Neanderthals were similar to Modern Humans in their behaviours including Use of symbols. Burying…

Q: HOW MANY YEARS AGO DID THE DINOSAURS BECOME EXTINCT?

A: A timeline based on the rock record of the earth is called a geologic time scale (GTS). It is a…

Q: are the four categories of lifestyle adaptations used to define the genus Homo?

A: early humans lived in caves or simple huts or tepees and were hunters and gatherers. They used basic…

Q: Why are all of the fossil taxa from the Pliocene in this module called hominins?

A: Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals that were buried beneath ancient oceans,…

Q: 30. Class Aves evolved from Jurassic dinosaurs belonging to which of the following chordate groups?…

A: The birds or the aves were cosidered to be evolved fromthe jurassic dinosaurs of clade Therapoda.…

Q: Transitional Fossils: Which of the following is the correct sequence in the evolution of structures…

A: The invasion of vertebrates from the water(aquatic) to the land(terrestrial) needed a huge…

Q: Evidence indicating that Orrorin tugenensis (a pre-australopithecine) was bipedal comes mainly from…

A: Orrorin tugenensis is one of the oldest early humans in our family tree, having lived roughly 6…

Q: How and why did sponges develop skeletons, given that they were the first animals, there were no…

A: Sponges are the simplest form of multi-cellular organisms with structural complexities. They have…

Q: How did HOMO successfully expand around and out of AFRICA?

A: ANSWER;- - These environment shifts, set off by the wobble of Earth's pivot, made green hallways…

Q: Prehistoric remains of animals consist almost exclusively of bones and teeth. Why?

A: It is generally found that the prehistoric times mainly comprise of harder body parts like bones and…

Q: What is so modern about moderns humans?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  Evolution of modern human took place after series of events. The events are as…

Q: Spinosaurus was the largest carnivore

A: The animals can be classified based on their eating habit. The plant-eating animals are called…

Q: What species of hominins other than the Neanderthals may have commingled with modern humans?

A: Hominin, the term is used to refer to extinct members of the human lineage, most of which are quite…

Q: What is the currently favored explanation for the evolution of vertebrate jaws?

A: The jawless vertebrates belong to the subphylum Vertebrata under the section Agnatha. The…

Q: How would you distinguish pelycosaurs, early therapsids, cynodonts and mammals?

A: Answer of the question given below...

Q: What valuable information can an archaeologist gain from understanding the connections between…

A: Archeology gives us the chance to find about past culture through the investigation of artifacts,…

Q: What do Homo Sapiens fossils reveal abou modern hummans' origins?

A: The first fossils of early modern humans were identified in 1868 at the 27,000-23,000-year-old…

Q: Hominins differ from all other anthropoids in what way?

A: The correct answer is - bipedal posture. reason- hominins are the primates which share…

Q: Do you think Woolly Mammoths should be brought back from extinction? How about Neanderthals? why, or…

A: Why Woolly Mammoths should be brought back from extinction? At the conclusion of the previous "ice…

Q: During what era did the dinosaurs become extinct.

A: In evolution, geological time scale is used to identify the evolution of different animals. It uses…

Q: What can be inferred about the evolution of the cranium and vertebral column from examining…

A: Introduction: The evolutionary process can be better understood through developmental biology and…

Q: If you as a paleoanthropologist are plannin an excavation at a hominin site in East Africa which is…

A: Paleoanthropologists collect evidences from fossil records with a human focus. it deals with the…

Q: How do australopithecines and Homo differ?

A: Evolution is the change of the qualities of a species of a few ages and depends on the course of…

Q: what are the browsing-horse and the paleotheres parallel evolution?

A: Evolution is a gradual process of change in characteristics as per surrounding environment and needs…

Q: What made microraptor a unique feathered dinosaur?

A: In its ecosystem, Microraptor was one of the most abundant non-avialan dinosaurs, and the genus is…

Q: What characteristics are shared between monotremes and placental mammals but not marsupials? What…

A: under the class Mammalia, vertebrate animals are present. they are subdivided into- monotreme,…