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ANTH412

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The Primate Fossil Record

Anthropology and Archaeology AR - Faculty of Arts

Subject

ANTH - Anthropology

Description

A review of the evolution of the primates, covering the morphological and taxonomic diversity of fossil primates, environmental and chronological context for primate evolution, and current debates and problems in the field of primate evolution. In class laboratories focus on the diversity of primate dietary, locomotor, and social adaptations, and how these are inferred from the fossil record.

Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 309 and 311.

Antirequisite(s): Credit for Anthropology 412 and 505.11 will not be allowed.

Course Attributes

Fee Rate Group(Domestic) - A, Fee Rate Group(International) -A, GFC Hours (3-0), RCS Focused, FRGD - A (Fee Rate Group(Domestic) - A), FRGI - A (Fee Rate Group(Int'l) - A), GFCH - 3-0 ((3-0)), RCS - FCS (Focused)

Courses may consist of a Lecture, Lab, Tutorial, and/or Seminar. Students will be required to register in each component that is required for the course as indicated in the schedule of classes. Practicums, internships or other experiential learning modalities are typically indicated as a Lab component.

Component

LEC

Units

3

Repeat for Credit

No

Subject code

ANTH