Anth 1 - Biological Anthro_quiz 5 Already Passed

Compared to plesiadapiforms, adapoids and omomyoids have {Ans: larger brains}Early apes exhibiting Y-5 molar patterns but monkey-like postcranial skeletons are called {Ans: dental apes}A characteristic that differentiates apes from Old World monkeys is {Ans: a suspensory shoulder}Much of the current information on the origins of higher primates comes from {Ans: the Fayum in Egypt}The __________ are best considered the most primitive known group of early modern primates. {Ans: adapoids}Compared to its contemporary mammals, Purgatorius had {Ans: less specialized teeth}Proconsul was a(n) {Ans: Old World monkey}The first monkeys appeared between __________ million years ago. {Ans: 58 and 40}The fossil record of the __________ reveals the first true primates. {Ans: Paleocene}Currently, most scientists support the hypothesis that New World monkeys arrived in South America {Ans: by a water route from Africa}The Omomyidae were a group of early primates that {Ans: were similar to modern tarsiers.}Aegyptopithecus belongs to the _____________ family of primates. {Ans: Propliopithecidae}Which of the following derived characteristics did the earliest oligopithecid primates share with modern haplorrhines? {Ans: Their eye sockets were fully enclosed by bone.}Adapoids resemble modern {Ans: none of these}The Eocene primates had most of