Abeka 8 SES Quiz 14
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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