
Course unit details:
Primate Evolution and Human Origins
Unit code | EART36202 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 6 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Offered by | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This research-led unit is taught by staff who are actively investigating aspects of primate biology and human morphological and behavioural evolution. The unit will cover a broad range of evidence and approaches including the morphology, behaviour and phylogentic relationships of extinct and extant primates; the origins of key hominin adaptations such as bipedalism and enhanced cognitive capacities; and the major evolutionary transformations in morphology and behaviour in the human lineage.
Aims
This unit reviews the palaeontological, archaeological and genetic evidence for primate and human evolution with a strong emphasis on recent theoretical advances and new discoveries that have made significant contributions to this field of research during the past decade.
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Andrew Chamberlain | Unit coordinator |