Question 1

Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

Accepted Answer

A) Indonesia. 
B) North America. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
A) Indonesia. 
B) North America. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America.

Question 2

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Accepted Answer

A) convergent eyes,partially or fully enclosed eye orbits,increased sense of vision 
B) increased sense of vision,convergent eyes,reduced sense of smell,a short snout. 
C) reduced sense of smell,small incisors,large canines,large brain 
D) all of the above 
A) convergent eyes,partially or fully enclosed eye orbits,increased sense of vision 
B) increased sense of vision,convergent eyes,reduced sense of smell,a short snout. 
C) reduced sense of smell,small incisors,large canines,large brain 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 kg 
B) 30 kg 
C) 300 kg 
D) 3,000 kg 
A) 3 kg 
B) 30 kg 
C) 300 kg 
D) 3,000 kg

Question 4

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

Accepted Answer

The Fayum deposits span a nearly 10-mill

Question 5

It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Accepted Answer

A) adapids 
B) plesiadapiforms 
C) anthropoids 
D) omomyids 
A) adapids 
B) plesiadapiforms 
C) anthropoids 
D) omomyids

Question 7

Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

Accepted Answer

Many ideas have been proposed to explain

Question 8

Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

Accepted Answer

A) leaping 
B) quadrupedalism 
C) swinging under branches 
D) bipedalism 
A) leaping 
B) quadrupedalism 
C) swinging under branches 
D) bipedalism

Question 11

Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

Accepted Answer

A) Europe 
B) North America 
C) Asia 
D) Australia 
A) Europe 
B) North America 
C) Asia 
D) Australia

Question 12

If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

Accepted Answer

A) hanging by their tails 
B) grasping fruit in their hands 
C) walking on all fours above branches 
D) sitting upright 
A) hanging by their tails 
B) grasping fruit in their hands 
C) walking on all fours above branches 
D) sitting upright

Question 13

The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

Accepted Answer

A) a 2/1/2/3 dental formula. 
B) a long canine tooth in males. 
C) a Y-5 molar pattern. 
D) bilophodont molars. 
A) a 2/1/2/3 dental formula. 
B) a long canine tooth in males. 
C) a Y-5 molar pattern. 
D) bilophodont molars.

Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

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Exam 9: Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

Based on the existing fossil record and the genetics of living primates,the most likely place of origin for New World monkeys is:

Contenders for primate status from the Paleocene epoch lack which of the following characteristics observed in adapids and omomyids?

Gigantopithecus,the largest primate that ever lived,weighed approximately:

Why is the Fayum depression in Egypt such an important site for understanding the origin and diversification of anthropoid primates?

It is now a desert,but 30 mya the Fayum region of Egypt was a wet tropical forest.

Which fossil group is characterized by an eye orbit fully enclosed by bone?

Name and briefly describe the three main models,or hypotheses,of primate origins.

Based on the fossil record,scientists agree that primates were much less geographically widespread in the past than they are today.

Miocene victoriapithecids are considered primitive ancestors of all living New World monkeys.

A fossil primate with legs and arms of about equal length would most likely have gotten around using which form of locomotion?

Fossil primates have NOT been recovered from which continent?

If you traveled back in time to Africa about 27 mya and came across a group of the early ape Proconsul feeding in a tree,what would you NOT expect to see these animals doing?

The first primate fossil ever recorded was of Adapis parisiensis,described by Georges Cuvier in France in 1822.

Fossil and living apes exhibit a distinctive Y-5 pattern on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.

The most distinctive feature of ape dentition,which clearly distinguishes apes from Old World monkeys,is:

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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