Anth 370 Paleoanthropology

Ape and human (i.e., hominoid) evolution from the Miocene through the Pleistocene with focus on the fossil record. Emphasis on methods used to reconstruct the past, including integration of knowledge from geology and paleoecology; functional and comparative anatomy; phylogenetics; and prehistoric archaeology. Lectures and one biweekly laboratory. Expected preparation: Anth 101.