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| a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition. |
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| any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family Hominidae, including all species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus |
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| a person who studies the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils |
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| a person who studiesthe origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains |
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| the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing |
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| a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains. |
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| relating to the matters at hand |
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| th stat of being exuberant |
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| the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species. |
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| the actual or hypothetical form or stock from which an organism has developed or descended. |
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| a member of an extinct subspecies of powerful, physically robust humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and western and central Asia b.c.e.100,000–40,000 b.c.e. |
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| to break in upon or disturb rudely; interfere thoughtlessly with |
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| free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage. |
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| the state of being deposited or precipitated: deposition of soil at the mouth of a river. |
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| as a result, effect, or outcome; therefore: There has been a great deal of rain and consequently the reservoirs are full. |
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| to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor. |
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| impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible |
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| having two feet, a two footed animal. |
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| the hierarchical structures of class and status in any society |
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the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
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