ANTHR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Faiyum Oasis, Oligocene, Ape
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Earliest undisputed anthropoid fossil is from the middle eocene in algeria. Most of the fossil evidence comes from the late ecene and early miocene deposits of the fayum depression in egypt. Aegyptopithecus- considered the lca (last common ancestor) of owm and hominoids -- halobediide, homididae. The miocene was a time during which there was considerable diversification of the primates. Victoriaphitecus the first old wolrd monkey. Continental drift during the miocene altered climatic patterns and created new migration routes. Lineages leading to living monkeys and apes split ~32ma. Hylobatids: the lesser apes split from the great ape lineage around 20 ma. The african great apes also have a meager fossil record. Gap in the african hominoid fossil record between 13 and 10 ma. Humans are not descndant of chimps and gorillas !!!!!!! Model of extinct and extant human behavior. Over half of all living primates are endangered, many face immediate extinction. Live capture for export or local trade.
