WebSahelanthropus, Orrorin ve Ardipithecus'un birbirleriyle olan akrabalık ilişkisi ile daha sonra ortaya çıkan Hominini türleri arasındaki akrabalık dereceleri tartışmalı bir durumdadır ve tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu fosiller, Dünyanın ortalama ısısının günümüzden 4 °C daha sıcak olduğu bir dönemden, Messiniyen ve Zankliyen alt dönemlerindeki geçiş …

WebHowler monkeys (genus Alouatta, monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are among the largest of the New World monkeys.They are famous for their loud howls, which can travel more than one mile through dense rain forest.These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests. Threats include human predation, habitat destruction, and capture for …

WebThe kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), also known as the highland mangabey, is a species of Old World monkey that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania.The kipunji has a unique call, described as a 'honk-bark', which distinguishes it from its relatives, the grey-cheeked mangabey and the black crested mangabey, whose calls are described as 'whoop …

WebArdi (ARA-VP-6/500) is the designation of the fossilized skeletal remains of an Ardipithecus ramidus, thought to be an early human-like female anthropoid 4.4 million years old.It is the most complete early hominid specimen, with most of the skull, teeth, pelvis, hands and feet, more complete than the previously known Australopithecus afarensis specimen called …

WebDie Hand (lateinisch Manus, griechisch χείρ cheir) ist das Greiforgan der oberen Extremitäten der Primaten.Beim Menschen und den meisten Primaten ist sie durch den opponierbaren Daumen mit dem Musculus opponens pollicis ausgezeichnet, was den Pinzettengriff ermöglicht (Greifhand).Die Hand wird unterteilt in die Handwurzel …

WebDe mensachtigen (Hominidae) ook wel grote mensapen of echte mensapen, zijn een familie van de orde primaten (Primates) die de gorilla's, mensen, chimpansees, orang-oetans, bonobo's en enkele uitgestorven groepen omvat. De precieze omgrenzing van de familie wordt nog weleens ter discussie gesteld. Soms worden zelfs de gibbons in deze familie …