Final: Homo Heidelbergensis
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 When was homo heidelbergensis alive? | 800,000-100,000 years ago |
| How are height and weight compared to homo sapien? | essentially modern |
| what was homo heidelbergensis' brain size? | 1280 cc |
| Where was homo heidelbergensis found? | Europe, Asia, Africa |
| When and where was the Mauer jaw recovered? | sand pits in Germany, 1907 |
| what are the general features of the Mauer jaw | both primitive (robust) and derived (small) teeth |
| what are the general features of homo heidelbergensis? | insipient chin, massive brow ridges, less prognathic face, small teeth, thinner vault bones |
| how do homo heidelbergensis cranial features compare to homo erectus | smaller teeth, higher, more round cranial vault |
| What was recovered at the Atapuerca site? | heidelbergensis remains 10-16 years old |
| When was the Atapuerca site occupied | 400,000 years ago |
| What happened to heidelbergensis in Africa? | evolved into archaic homo sapiens then us |
| what happened to heidelbergensis in europe? | evolved into neanderthalensis |
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