Abeka 8 SES Quiz 14

punctuated equilibrium

The evolutionary idea that new kinds of organisms came about over a short period of time and then remained unchanged for a long time

Archaeopteryx

The fossil bird that evolutionist often represent as a link between reptiles and birds

natural selection

The foundation of Darwin's hypothesis of evolution

Ramapithecus

ape that was considered an early link in the genealogy of man but is similar to an orangutan

Homo habilis

handy man

Lucy

most famous australopithecine fossil

Neanderthal man

supposed " early human" who had rickets

Peking man

supposed early human fossil that was found in China and lost during World War II

Cambrian explosion

the sudden appearance of animals in the fossil record

Homo erectus

upright man