Question 1

In the study of the evolution of true lemurs and lorises, which of these factors took place?

Accepted Answer

A) The existence of an African loris in Egypt supports the idea that lemurs were from Africa. 
B) It is believed that lemurs colonized Antarctica by rafting over the Magellanes Channel. 
C) Lemurs were bats during early stages and flew to Madagascar from Africa. 
D) Discovery was made of fossils in the Yuma depression of Arizona. 
E) Hundreds of truly fossilized lemur remains were discovered in Madagascar. 
A) The existence of an African loris in Egypt supports the idea that lemurs were from Africa. 
B) It is believed that lemurs colonized Antarctica by rafting over the Magellanes Channel. 
C) Lemurs were bats during early stages and flew to Madagascar from Africa. 
D) Discovery was made of fossils in the Yuma depression of Arizona. 
E) Hundreds of truly fossilized lemur remains were discovered in Madagascar.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of Old World monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A) Broad nose and palate 
B) Smaller brain (in absolute terms and relative to body weight) 
C) Shorter arms 
D) Longer torso 
E) Tail 
A) Broad nose and palate 
B) Smaller brain (in absolute terms and relative to body weight) 
C) Shorter arms 
D) Longer torso 
E) Tail

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the tarsier-like omomyoids?

Accepted Answer

A) They have a tarsier-like dental formula (1.1.3.3). 
B) They have small orbits and large snouts. 
C) They include the Sub-Saharan Ramahala. 
D) Members of the genus Teilhardina are found in America only. 
E) Analysis of related species of Teilhardina has shown that the most primitive species were from Europe. 
A) They have a tarsier-like dental formula (1.1.3.3). 
B) They have small orbits and large snouts. 
C) They include the Sub-Saharan Ramahala. 
D) Members of the genus Teilhardina are found in America only. 
E) Analysis of related species of Teilhardina has shown that the most primitive species were from Europe.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about lemur-like adapoids?

Accepted Answer

A) They are the best known of the Eocene euprimates. 
B) They have a primitive dental formula (2.1.4.3). 
C) Most prominent families are the notharctids, adapids, amphipithecids. 
D) They can only be found in Africa. 
E) They belong to the genus Cantius. 
A) They are the best known of the Eocene euprimates. 
B) They have a primitive dental formula (2.1.4.3). 
C) Most prominent families are the notharctids, adapids, amphipithecids. 
D) They can only be found in Africa. 
E) They belong to the genus Cantius.

Question 5

The best known of the giant lemurs

Accepted Answer

A) was named Megaladapis and weighed 170 pounds. 
B) probably became extinct due to malaria. 
C) was built more like a lizard than a lemur. 
D) thrived with the presence of homo sapiens in Madagascar. 
E) had very high reproductive rates. 
A) was named Megaladapis and weighed 170 pounds. 
B) probably became extinct due to malaria. 
C) was built more like a lizard than a lemur. 
D) thrived with the presence of homo sapiens in Madagascar. 
E) had very high reproductive rates.

Question 6

Describe four of the most important fossil ape names, the epoch they lived, regions they were found, etc.

Accepted Answer

1. Australopithecus afarensis - Lived du

Question 7

The emergence of the first hominoids dates back about 23 to 5.3 million years ago during the Miocene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which are the two main branches of euprimates, grouped into superfamilies?

Accepted Answer

A) Tripoidea and Omomyoidea 
B) Carpolestids and Propithecus 
C) Adapoidea and Giganthopoidea 
D) Pongo and Aegyptopithecus 
E) Omomyoidea and Adapoidea 
A) Tripoidea and Omomyoidea 
B) Carpolestids and Propithecus 
C) Adapoidea and Giganthopoidea 
D) Pongo and Aegyptopithecus 
E) Omomyoidea and Adapoidea

Question 9

Y-5 molars

Accepted Answer

A) are molars that have the 4 cusps positioned in 2 parallel rows or lobes. 
B) have 5 cusps with grooves running between them. 
C) is characteristic of all primates. 
D) means that 5 incisors are present. 
E) are present in polar bears. 
A) are molars that have the 4 cusps positioned in 2 parallel rows or lobes. 
B) have 5 cusps with grooves running between them. 
C) is characteristic of all primates. 
D) means that 5 incisors are present. 
E) are present in polar bears.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a general lemuriform characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) Grooming claw 
B) Dental comb 
C) Eye sockets not completely enclosed in bone 
D) Fusion of the two sides of the mandible to form one bone 
E) Smaller brain size relative to body size 
A) Grooming claw 
B) Dental comb 
C) Eye sockets not completely enclosed in bone 
D) Fusion of the two sides of the mandible to form one bone 
E) Smaller brain size relative to body size

Question 11

Early platyrrhines, or New World anthropoid fossils, are found in the late Oligocene of Brazil and are placed into the genus Branisella.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

At the beginning of the Eocene epoch, North America and Europe were connected, and they shared many species in common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Great Apes?

Accepted Answer

A) Narrow nose and palate 
B) Y-5 molars 
C) Larger brain 
D) Shorter torso 
E) Longer arms 
A) Narrow nose and palate 
B) Y-5 molars 
C) Larger brain 
D) Shorter torso 
E) Longer arms

Question 14

List the ancestor of the orangutan, and describe their anatomic characteristics.

Accepted Answer

The ancestors of the orangutan are belie

Question 15

There is strong evidence that Khoratpithecus  is most likely the ancestor of the

Accepted Answer

A) Chimpanzee. 
B) Orangutan. 
C) Gibbon. 
D) Colobine. 
E) Rhesus monkey. 
A) Chimpanzee. 
B) Orangutan. 
C) Gibbon. 
D) Colobine. 
E) Rhesus monkey.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about plesiadapidae?

Accepted Answer

A) They originated in North America. 
B) They were mouse to rat size. 
C) They had short incisors. 
D) They had aerodynamic anatomy. 
E) They appeared during the Miocene. 
A) They originated in North America. 
B) They were mouse to rat size. 
C) They had short incisors. 
D) They had aerodynamic anatomy. 
E) They appeared during the Miocene.

Question 17

Discuss the mysterious arrival of Platyrrhines in South America and explain the different theories.

Accepted Answer

The mysterious arrival of Platyrrhines i

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true about the Asian radiation of hominoids?

Accepted Answer

A) The hominoids were geographically dispersed from Turkey in the west to China in the east. 
B) It includes Sivapithecus, a large hominoid of 70 to 150 pounds. 
C) It includes from the late Miocene a hominoid descendant, known as Gigantopithecus. 
D) Hominoids do not appear to have colonized Asia until about 15 mya. 
E) Sivapithecus has been recovered from Northwest Asia. 
A) The hominoids were geographically dispersed from Turkey in the west to China in the east. 
B) It includes Sivapithecus, a large hominoid of 70 to 150 pounds. 
C) It includes from the late Miocene a hominoid descendant, known as Gigantopithecus. 
D) Hominoids do not appear to have colonized Asia until about 15 mya. 
E) Sivapithecus has been recovered from Northwest Asia.

Question 19

Identify which of the following is NOT an Old World monkey characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) Downward-facing nostrils 
B) Three premolars 
C) Tube-like ear hole 
D) Ischial callosities 
E) Distribution: Africa, southern Asia, and Japan 
A) Downward-facing nostrils 
B) Three premolars 
C) Tube-like ear hole 
D) Ischial callosities 
E) Distribution: Africa, southern Asia, and Japan

Question 20

Where is the Fayum Depression, and how is it significant in primate evolution?

Accepted Answer

The Fayum Depression is located in Egypt

In the study of the evolution of true lemurs and lorises, which of these factors took place?

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of Old World monkeys?

Which of the following is true about the tarsier-like omomyoids?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about lemur-like adapoids?

The best known of the giant lemurs

Describe four of the most important fossil ape names, the epoch they lived, regions they were found, etc.

The emergence of the first hominoids dates back about 23 to 5.3 million years ago during the Miocene.

Which are the two main branches of euprimates, grouped into superfamilies?

Y-5 molars

Which of the following is NOT a general lemuriform characteristic?

Early platyrrhines, or New World anthropoid fossils, are found in the late Oligocene of Brazil and are placed into the genus Branisella.

At the beginning of the Eocene epoch, North America and Europe were connected, and they shared many species in common.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Great Apes?

List the ancestor of the orangutan, and describe their anatomic characteristics.

There is strong evidence that Khoratpithecus is most likely the ancestor of the

Which of the following is true about plesiadapidae?

Discuss the mysterious arrival of Platyrrhines in South America and explain the different theories.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Asian radiation of hominoids?

Identify which of the following is NOT an Old World monkey characteristic.

Where is the Fayum Depression, and how is it significant in primate evolution?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 8: Overview of the Fossil Primates

In the study of the evolution of true lemurs and lorises, which of these factors took place?

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of Old World monkeys?

Which of the following is true about the tarsier-like omomyoids?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about lemur-like adapoids?

The best known of the giant lemurs

Describe four of the most important fossil ape names, the epoch they lived, regions they were found, etc.

The emergence of the first hominoids dates back about 23 to 5.3 million years ago during the Miocene.

Which are the two main branches of euprimates, grouped into superfamilies?

Y-5 molars

Which of the following is NOT a general lemuriform characteristic?

Early platyrrhines, or New World anthropoid fossils, are found in the late Oligocene of Brazil and are placed into the genus Branisella.

At the beginning of the Eocene epoch, North America and Europe were connected, and they shared many species in common.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Great Apes?

List the ancestor of the orangutan, and describe their anatomic characteristics.

There is strong evidence that Khoratpithecus is most likely the ancestor of the

Which of the following is true about plesiadapidae?

Discuss the mysterious arrival of Platyrrhines in South America and explain the different theories.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Asian radiation of hominoids?

Identify which of the following is NOT an Old World monkey characteristic.

Where is the Fayum Depression, and how is it significant in primate evolution?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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