5. Using these fossils, fill in the following chart: Boisei Front tooth (incisors and canines) relative size (smaller/larger) a. b. Back tooth (premolars and molars) relative size (smaller/larger) C. Relative Brain size (smaller/larger) d. Sagittal crest? (Absent/Present) Mandible (Jaw-bone) robusticity? (Robust or Gracile)? e.

5. Using these fossils, fill in the following chart: Boisei Front tooth (incisors and canines) relative size (smaller/larger) a. b. Back tooth (premolars and molars) relative size (smaller/larger) C. Relative Brain size (smaller/larger) d. Sagittal crest? (Absent/Present) Mandible (Jaw-bone) robusticity? (Robust or Gracile)? e.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter24: Systematics And Phylogenetics: Revealing The Tree Of Life

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Problem 9TYK: Which of the following pairs of structures are homoplastic? a. the wing skeleton of a bird and the...

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