Question 1

The site of Aramis is located in:

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Ethiopia 
C) South Africa 
D) Pakistan 
A) China 
B) Ethiopia 
C) South Africa 
D) Pakistan

Question 2

The earliest known lemur is from:

Accepted Answer

A) Middle Eocone,Egypt 
B) Early Oligocene,Pakistan 
C) Middle Eocene,China 
D) Early Oligocene,Tanzania 
A) Middle Eocone,Egypt 
B) Early Oligocene,Pakistan 
C) Middle Eocene,China 
D) Early Oligocene,Tanzania

Question 3

The Jebel Qatrani Formation,containing rich deposits of fossil primates,spans the years:

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A) 65-55 million B.P. 
B) 42-38 million B.P. 
C) 36-33 million B.P. 
D) 12-8 million B.P. 
A) 65-55 million B.P. 
B) 42-38 million B.P. 
C) 36-33 million B.P. 
D) 12-8 million B.P.

Question 4

Aegyptopithecus was:

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A) a true primate that lived in the Early Eocene of North America that resembles modern tarsiers 
B) an early anthropoid that lived in the Early Oligocene of Egypt 
C) an Early Miocene hominoid that lived in Kenya and may be ancestral to one of the ape lineages 
D) a Late Miocene hominid that might be close to the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans 
A) a true primate that lived in the Early Eocene of North America that resembles modern tarsiers 
B) an early anthropoid that lived in the Early Oligocene of Egypt 
C) an Early Miocene hominoid that lived in Kenya and may be ancestral to one of the ape lineages 
D) a Late Miocene hominid that might be close to the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans

Question 5

The features most essential to being defined as a tarsier include:

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A) very long legs relative to the arms and trunk 
B) an elongation of two ankle bones 
C) fusing of the tibia and fibia 
D) all of the above 
A) very long legs relative to the arms and trunk 
B) an elongation of two ankle bones 
C) fusing of the tibia and fibia 
D) all of the above

Question 6

The earliest loris-like primate was:

Accepted Answer

A) Bugtilemur mathesoni 
B) Ardipithecus ramidus 
C) Karanisia clarki 
D) Proconsul africanus 
A) Bugtilemur mathesoni 
B) Ardipithecus ramidus 
C) Karanisia clarki 
D) Proconsul africanus

Question 7

The earliest family of Old World monkeys belong to the family:

Accepted Answer

A) Cercopithecidae 
B) Cebidae 
C) Victoriapithecidae 
D) Propliopithecidae 
A) Cercopithecidae 
B) Cebidae 
C) Victoriapithecidae 
D) Propliopithecidae

Question 8

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid?

Accepted Answer

A) the parapithecids 
B) the propliopithecids 
C) the adapids 
D) all of the above 
A) the parapithecids 
B) the propliopithecids 
C) the adapids 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Sahelanthropus tchadensis was discovered in:

Accepted Answer

A) Chad 
B) Ethiopia 
C) Kenya 
D) China 
A) Chad 
B) Ethiopia 
C) Kenya 
D) China

Question 10

Describe Aegyptopithecus.Why is this species important to our understanding of anthropoid evolution?

Accepted Answer

Aegyptopithecus is an extinct genus of e

Question 11

Matching Questions
 match the characteristic to the family (an answer may be used more than once):
-fused mandibular symphysis

Accepted Answer

A) Adapidae 
B) Omomyidae 
A) Adapidae 
B) Omomyidae

Question 12

Middle Miocene hominoids include:

Accepted Answer

A) Heliopithecus 
B) Victoriapithecus 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) a and c 
E) all of the above 
A) Heliopithecus 
B) Victoriapithecus 
C) Dryopithecus 
D) a and c 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Who are the earliest possible hominins? What evidence is there for each that it might be a hominin? Why is their hominin status doubted by some?

Accepted Answer

The earliest possible hominins are Ardip

Question 14

A fossil hominoid that was a contemporary with a member of the genus Homo is:

Accepted Answer

A) Sivapithecus 
B) Gigantopithecus 
C) Oreopithecus 
D) Pliopithecus 
E) none of the above 
A) Sivapithecus 
B) Gigantopithecus 
C) Oreopithecus 
D) Pliopithecus 
E) none of the above

Question 15

What are the earliest anthropoid fossils? Where have they been found and how old are they?

Accepted Answer

The earliest anthropoid fossils are beli

Question 16

Matching Questions
match the genus to its higher taxa:
-Branisella

Accepted Answer

A) Cercopithecoidea 
B) Propliopithecoidea 
C) Platyrrhini 
A) Cercopithecoidea 
B) Propliopithecoidea 
C) Platyrrhini

Question 17

As a result of the various geological events that took place during the Miocene,major climatic changes also took place that are associated with the development of:

Accepted Answer

A) a continuous tropical rainforest throughout most of Africa 
B) many discontinuous habitats including savanna grasslands 
C) a shallow sea over much of what is today Western Asia 
D) major desert areas covering over 50 percent of Africa 
A) a continuous tropical rainforest throughout most of Africa 
B) many discontinuous habitats including savanna grasslands 
C) a shallow sea over much of what is today Western Asia 
D) major desert areas covering over 50 percent of Africa

Question 18

Pliopithecus was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) African hominoid from the Early Miocene 
B) European hominoid from the Middle Miocene 
C) African prosimian from the Early Eocene 
D) African anthropoid from the Late Eocene 
A) African hominoid from the Early Miocene 
B) European hominoid from the Middle Miocene 
C) African prosimian from the Early Eocene 
D) African anthropoid from the Late Eocene

Question 19

What are some of the features of the infraorder Parapithecoidea? What are some of the features of this taxon and some representative genera?

Accepted Answer

The infraorder Parapithecoidea is a grou

Question 20

One of the best-known early fossil species,represented by a good part of a skeleton,is:

Accepted Answer

A) Ardipithecus ramidus 
B) Sahelanthropus tchadensis 
C) Ardipithecus kadabba 
D) Orrorin tugenensis 
A) Ardipithecus ramidus 
B) Sahelanthropus tchadensis 
C) Ardipithecus kadabba 
D) Orrorin tugenensis

The site of Aramis is located in:

The earliest known lemur is from:

The Jebel Qatrani Formation,containing rich deposits of fossil primates,spans the years:

Aegyptopithecus was:

The features most essential to being defined as a tarsier include:

The earliest loris-like primate was:

The earliest family of Old World monkeys belong to the family:

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid?

Sahelanthropus tchadensis was discovered in:

Describe Aegyptopithecus.Why is this species important to our understanding of anthropoid evolution?

Matching Questions match the characteristic to the family (an answer may be used more than once): -fused mandibular symphysis

Middle Miocene hominoids include:

Who are the earliest possible hominins? What evidence is there for each that it might be a hominin? Why is their hominin status doubted by some?

A fossil hominoid that was a contemporary with a member of the genus Homo is:

What are the earliest anthropoid fossils? Where have they been found and how old are they?

Matching Questions match the genus to its higher taxa: -Branisella

As a result of the various geological events that took place during the Miocene,major climatic changes also took place that are associated with the development of:

Pliopithecus was a(n):

What are some of the features of the infraorder Parapithecoidea? What are some of the features of this taxon and some representative genera?

One of the best-known early fossil species,represented by a good part of a skeleton,is:

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Exam 12: The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The site of Aramis is located in:

The earliest known lemur is from:

The Jebel Qatrani Formation,containing rich deposits of fossil primates,spans the years:

Aegyptopithecus was:

The features most essential to being defined as a tarsier include:

The earliest loris-like primate was:

The earliest family of Old World monkeys belong to the family:

Which of the following is not an early anthropoid?

Sahelanthropus tchadensis was discovered in:

Describe Aegyptopithecus.Why is this species important to our understanding of anthropoid evolution?

Matching Questions match the characteristic to the family (an answer may be used more than once): -fused mandibular symphysis

Middle Miocene hominoids include:

Who are the earliest possible hominins? What evidence is there for each that it might be a hominin? Why is their hominin status doubted by some?

A fossil hominoid that was a contemporary with a member of the genus Homo is:

What are the earliest anthropoid fossils? Where have they been found and how old are they?

Matching Questions match the genus to its higher taxa: -Branisella

As a result of the various geological events that took place during the Miocene,major climatic changes also took place that are associated with the development of:

Pliopithecus was a(n):

What are some of the features of the infraorder Parapithecoidea? What are some of the features of this taxon and some representative genera?

One of the best-known early fossil species,represented by a good part of a skeleton,is:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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