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Apes and humans are classifed as hominids true or false?
true
What is anatomical classification of primates?
apes and humans are classified as hominids
Bipedal movement and brain size can be used to distinguish?
hominids from apes
The major anatomical difference between hominids and the apes is that the foramen magnum of hominids is?
located at the base of the skull, which allows for an upright bipedal posture, while in apes, it is located further back on the skull, suited for a quadrupedal posture.
What group are hominids in?
Hominids belong to the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes great apes and humans. This family is part of the order Primates.
How are hominids different from monkeys and apes?
upright position
8 letter word that means humans monkeys and apes?
primates,hominids
Explain why not all hominids are the ancestors of modern humans?
Scientists say that hominids diverged into two different creatures over time: Apes and humans
What name was given to the earliest bones of hominids or southern apes found in south Africa?
austropitheius
What is the scientific name for a Great Ape?
The Hominidae (anglicized Hominids, also known as great apes)
The major anatomical difference between hominids and the apes is that the foramen magnum is what in hominds?
located at the bottom of the skull
How long ago did the hominid evolutionary line diverge from that leading to the great apes?
The hominid evolutionary line diverged from the line leading to the great apes about 6-7 million years ago during the Miocene epoch. This divergence gave rise to the common ancestor of both hominids and great apes, leading to the evolution of modern humans and apes along separate paths.
