Biological Anthropology (Anth 2015) Study Guide Graded A+

What was Pangaea? {Ans: 200- 300 mya supercontinents}Match each dating method to the physical principle that allows it to work by dragging the method to the appropriate box. {Ans: Thermoluminescence dating- energy from the Sun lost when materials were heated long ago Fission track dating-traces from decay of uranium-238 Amino acid racemization- decay of L-isomers into D-isomers radiopotassium dating- parent-daughter decay}Match each of these pairs of parent-daughter isotopes used in radiometric dating to its half-life. {Ans: C14- N14 - 5,730 K40- Ar39 - 1.3 billion U235-Pb207 - 713 my}In the year -, James Ussher added up all the generations of religious patriarchs listed in the text of - and reported that Earth was created around {Ans: In the year 1654, James Ussher added up all the generations of religious patriarchs listed in the text of the Old Testament and reported that Earth was created around 4004 BC.}Why is the Fayum Depression important? {Ans: -The geological record at the Fayum Depression, Egypt, includes fossils dating from around 37 to 29 million years ago. -Other African fossil deposits that date to the same period as the Fayum Depression are very rare or fossil free.}- dating is a