- Branche: Archaeology
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Bending the dorsal surface of the hand (or foot) toward the arm (or leg).
Industry:Archaeology
Multiplication of species from a single phyletic line into a series of closely related taxa occupying different niches or adaptive zones.
Industry:Archaeology
Small bones of the wrist; in humans the scaphoid, lunate, triquetram, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium.
Industry:Archaeology
The number of individuals that can be optimally supported, given a particular subsistence adaptation.
Industry:Archaeology
(1) The temporo-mandibular articulation; (2) the socket part of the shoulder ball-and-socket joint on the scapula.
Industry:Archaeology
A member of the subfamily Anthropithecinae, the group including the African apes and the hominids.
Industry:Archaeology
A test developed by Bruce Ames in the early 1970s that investigates new or old environmental chemicals for carcinogenic effects. It uses the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium as a test organism for mutagenicity of compounds.
Industry:Archaeology
Evolutionary changes caused by variation in the relative time of appearance and rate of development of features.
Industry:Archaeology
Place where the lower border of the cheek merges with the outer wall of the palate.
Industry:Archaeology
