The Human Fossil Record (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Inference (scientific context)
Inference (scientific context)
Conclusions from analysing/extrapolating evidence
Transitional fossil
Transitional fossil
Fossil with traits of both ancestral & descendant groups
Homo naledi age (dated 2017)
Homo naledi age (dated 2017)
~250,000 years old
Neanderthal existence period
Neanderthal existence period
40,000-400,000 years ago
Neanderthal DNA % in non-Africans
Neanderthal DNA % in non-Africans
1-4%
Interbreeding definition
Interbreeding definition
Mating between different species
Human-Neanderthal interbreeding time
Human-Neanderthal interbreeding time
~65,000 years ago
Denisovan DNA % in Melanesians
Denisovan DNA % in Melanesians
4-6%
Homo luzonensis discovery year
Homo luzonensis discovery year
2019
3 reasons fossil record incomplete
3 reasons fossil record incomplete
Rare fossilisation, rock erosion, inaccessible layers