Index (work in progress)

A

Afar Region (Ethiopia) — discovery site of Lucy
(V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11)

Afar Triangle — important paleoanthropological region in Ethiopia
(V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11)

Ardipithecus / Ardi — early hominin genus; transitional anatomy
(V1E1C8 — Ardi — Ch. 8/8;
V1E2C10 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 10/11)

Australopithecine(s) — subtribe of hominins including Australopithecus and Paranthropus
(V1E2C2 — East Africa – 3 Million Years Ago — Ch. 2/11;
V1E2C7 — Physical Characteristics — Ch. 7/11;
V1E2C10 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 10/11)

Australopithecus — early hominin group; link to genus Homo
(V1E1C7 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 7/8;
V1E2C10 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 10/11)

Australopithecus africanus — species identified from the Taung Child fossil
(V1E2C6 — Taung Child — Ch. 6/11)

Australopithecus afarensis — species including Lucy; probable maker of the Laetoli Footprints
(V1E2C5 — Australopithecus afarensis — Ch. 5/11)

B

Bipedalism — emergence in early hominins; environmental pressures
(V1E1C7 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 7/8;
V1E2C2 — East Africa – 3 Million Years Ago — Ch. 2/11;
V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11;
V1E2C5 — Australopithecus afarensis — Ch. 5/11;
V1E2C7 — Physical Characteristics — Ch. 7/11;
V1E2C9 — Why Were Australopithecines Bipedal? — Ch. 9/11)

D

Dart, Raymond — discoverer of the Taung Child; proposer of Australopithecus africanus
(V1E2C6 — Taung Child — Ch. 6/11)

E

Endocast — natural cast of the brain cavity used in paleoanthropology
(V1E2C6 — Taung Child — Ch. 6/11)

H

Hill, Andrew — member of Mary Leakey’s team; associated with discovery of the Laetoli Footprints
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11)

Hominins — early human ancestors; multiple species
(V1E1C6 — Chimpanzee–Human Last Common Ancestor — Ch. 6/8;
V1E1C7 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 7/8;
V1E1C8 — Ardi — Ch. 8/8;
V1E2C9 — Why Were Australopithecines Bipedal? — Ch. 9/11)

J

Johanson, Donald — discoverer of Lucy
(V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11;
V1E2C5 — Australopithecus afarensis — Ch. 5/11)

L

Laetoli — archaeological site in Tanzania
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11)

Laetoli Footprints — 3.6 million-year-old evidence of bipedal locomotion
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11;
V1E2C5 — Australopithecus afarensis — Ch. 5/11)

Leakey, Louis — Kenyan archaeologist and paleoanthropologist
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11)

Leakey, Mary — discoverer of the Laetoli Footprints
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11;
V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11)

Lucy — famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil skeleton
(V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11;
V1E2C5 — Australopithecus afarensis — Ch. 5/11)

P

Paleoanthropology — study of human evolution through fossils and archaeology
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11)

Paranthropus — robust australopithecine genus
(V1E2C10 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 10/11)

R

Radiometric Dating — dating method using radioactive decay
(V1E2C3 — The Laetoli Footprints — Ch. 3/11;
V1E2C4 — Lucy — Ch. 4/11)

S

Sexual Dimorphism — physical differences between males and females of a species
(V1E2C8 — Sexual Dimorphism — Ch. 8/11)

T

Taung Child — fossil skull identified as Australopithecus africanus
(V1E2C6 — Taung Child — Ch. 6/11)

Tool Use — possible evidence of tool manufacture before the emergence of Homo
(V1E2C11 — The Mystery of Tools — Ch. 11/11)

W

White, Tim D. — paleoanthropologist; discovery of Ardipithecus
(V1E1C7 — Other Discoveries — Ch. 7/8;
V1E1C8 — Ardi — Ch. 8/8)