Exam 7: Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Paleontologists believe primates evolved from insectivores because

The reconstruction of primate evolution

We know that by the early ______ epoch, primates resembling prosimians had already emerged.

The earliest definite primates appeared in the

Which of the following is NOT an early Eocene primate group?

Which is closely associated with the evolution of hominids?

There are numerous theories trying to explain primate origins, all of which have strong and weak points. Why is it difficult to have a set unified theory?

During the Oligocene epoch, 34 to 24 million years ago, the Fayum area of Egypt was

The "molecular clock" is an interesting way of measuring species divergence because

Some paleoanthropologists think that _________ from the Paleocene epoch are archaic primates.

Why is continental drift an important event for explaining the different climates of the past?

Large trees with large fruits and seeds became common during the _________ epochs.

The Arboreal Theory of Primate Evolution was put forward in 1912 by

Sivapithecus is probably the ancestor of modern

Has the fossil evidence told us where and when hominids first emerged?

What does the evolution of primates tell us about human evolution?

The supercontinent Pangea split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland about ______ million years ago.

What do we know about the divergence of hominids from the other hominoids? How do we know it? Why is it important?

One important reason for climate change in the late Cretaceous period was

Primates with monkey and apelike features appeared in the _______epoch, about 34 million years ago.