Question 1

During which of the following epochs did the first archaic primates (65 to 55.8 mya)appear?

Accepted Answer

A) Pleistocene 
B) Holocene 
C) Miocene 
D) Paleocene 
E) Pliocene 
A) Pleistocene 
B) Holocene 
C) Miocene 
D) Paleocene 
E) Pliocene

Question 2

Identify which of the following is NOT a New World monkey characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) Sideways-facing nostrils 
B) Three premolars 
C) Tube-like ear hole 
D) Grasping tail 
E) Distribution: Mexico and South America 
A) Sideways-facing nostrils 
B) Three premolars 
C) Tube-like ear hole 
D) Grasping tail 
E) Distribution: Mexico and South America

Question 3

Which is NOT true about Apidium ?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the most abundant of Oligocene fossils of the parapithecid family. 
B) It has an unusually large degree of sexual dimorphism. 
C) Its teeth suggest a diet composed of fruits and some seeds. 
D) Its limb remains show that this creature was a small arboreal quadruped. 
E) It lived in polyandrous social groups composed of one female to many males. 
A) It is the most abundant of Oligocene fossils of the parapithecid family. 
B) It has an unusually large degree of sexual dimorphism. 
C) Its teeth suggest a diet composed of fruits and some seeds. 
D) Its limb remains show that this creature was a small arboreal quadruped. 
E) It lived in polyandrous social groups composed of one female to many males.

Question 4

Name and describe the hominoids that took part in the Asian radiation.

Accepted Answer

The hominoids that took part in the Asia

Question 5

The presence of nails in Carpolestes is likely due to homoplasy rather than a shared derived characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the European continent during the Miocene and the characteristics of primates in the region.

Accepted Answer

During the Miocene epoch, which lasted f

Question 7

The most likely scenario for the arrival of platyrrhines to South America involves floating across the Atlantic Ocean on rafts made of naturally forming mats of vegetation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why is the Egyptian site of Fayum relevant to Oligocene primates?

Accepted Answer

A) It is where the vast majority of Old World primate fossils from this period were found. 
B) It was the only part of the world where any primates have been found. 
C) It is the site where written records of primate existence were found. 
D) Archaeologists love to excavate this site due to its beautiful climate. 
E) Purgatoriids radiated from here. 
A) It is where the vast majority of Old World primate fossils from this period were found. 
B) It was the only part of the world where any primates have been found. 
C) It is the site where written records of primate existence were found. 
D) Archaeologists love to excavate this site due to its beautiful climate. 
E) Purgatoriids radiated from here.

Question 9

Discuss the three families associated with the order Plesiadapiformes, and describe some of the characteristics associated with them.

Accepted Answer

The order Plesiadapiformes is an extinct

Question 10

Describe the extinction of primate species during the Miocene, and the new species that appeared with these changes.

Accepted Answer

During the Miocene epoch, which lasted f

Question 11

List the seven epochs of the Cenozoic era, and indicate which epoch saw the rise of the first archaic primates.

Accepted Answer

The seven epochs of the Cenozoic era are

Question 12

Describe the importance of molecular anthropology for paleoprimatology. Explain how both of these work together to reconstruct the evolutionary history of primates and give examples of their research.

Accepted Answer

Molecular anthropology is important for

During which of the following epochs did the first archaic primates (65 to 55.8 mya)appear?

Identify which of the following is NOT a New World monkey characteristic.

Which is NOT true about Apidium ?

Name and describe the hominoids that took part in the Asian radiation.

The presence of nails in Carpolestes is likely due to homoplasy rather than a shared derived characteristic.

Describe the European continent during the Miocene and the characteristics of primates in the region.

The most likely scenario for the arrival of platyrrhines to South America involves floating across the Atlantic Ocean on rafts made of naturally forming mats of vegetation.

Why is the Egyptian site of Fayum relevant to Oligocene primates?

Discuss the three families associated with the order Plesiadapiformes, and describe some of the characteristics associated with them.

Describe the extinction of primate species during the Miocene, and the new species that appeared with these changes.

List the seven epochs of the Cenozoic era, and indicate which epoch saw the rise of the first archaic primates.

Describe the importance of molecular anthropology for paleoprimatology. Explain how both of these work together to reconstruct the evolutionary history of primates and give examples of their research.

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

During which of the following epochs did the first archaic primates (65 to 55.8 mya)appear?

Identify which of the following is NOT a New World monkey characteristic.

Which is NOT true about Apidium ?

Name and describe the hominoids that took part in the Asian radiation.

The presence of nails in Carpolestes is likely due to homoplasy rather than a shared derived characteristic.

Describe the European continent during the Miocene and the characteristics of primates in the region.

The most likely scenario for the arrival of platyrrhines to South America involves floating across the Atlantic Ocean on rafts made of naturally forming mats of vegetation.

Why is the Egyptian site of Fayum relevant to Oligocene primates?

Discuss the three families associated with the order Plesiadapiformes, and describe some of the characteristics associated with them.

Describe the extinction of primate species during the Miocene, and the new species that appeared with these changes.

List the seven epochs of the Cenozoic era, and indicate which epoch saw the rise of the first archaic primates.

Describe the importance of molecular anthropology for paleoprimatology. Explain how both of these work together to reconstruct the evolutionary history of primates and give examples of their research.

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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