Laboratory Assignment 11: Identifying a Mystery Fossil

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Questions

1. What is the color of your mystery fossil?

2. Assessment of the condition of the fossil (2 pts)

3. Comparisons of your mystery fossil to known species

3a. Compare the mystery fossil to Australopithecus (3 pts)

3b. Compare the mystery fossil to Paranthropus (3 pts)

3c. Compare the mystery fossil to Homo habilis (3 pts)

3d. Compare the mystery fossil to Homo erectus (3 pts)

3e. Compare the mystery fossil to Neandertals (3 pts)

4. Assessment of the best match for the mystery fossil (2 pts)

5. Additional context for the mystery fossil (1 pt)

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