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Skeletons Reveal Human and Chimpanzee Evolution

Skeletons Reveal Human and Chimpanzee Evolution

In this animation, comparing features of a 4.4-million-year-old fossil skeleton to those of human and chimpanzee skeletons gives details about our evolutionary history. Phylogenetic trees exemplify the evolutionary relationships of organisms. Comparing some structures carefully generate some essential data which help understand the evolutionary relationships....

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Keywords:
skeleton, genetic, species, relationship, phylogenetic tree, genes, ancestor, chimpanzee, evolution, human
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
March 16, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
March 4, 2021
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Jim Bidlack
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Language:
English
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No
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