ANTHROP 3409 Midterm: Exam 3 Review
29 Mar 2017
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Primates were monophyletic (all primates from single ancestor: new view. Earliest african anthropoids are about 40 million years old; they are found at several localities in north america. Older anthropoid material outside of africa (in asia: anthropoid traits. Larger brain: oligocene (34 25 mya) Hard surface that breaks with soft strata underneath. Champion of anthropoid origins in africa especially the. Youngest (early oligocene) = 34 mya: parapithecids. Simons argued biretia very close to altiatlasius (african. Most likely preceded split between platyrrhines and catarrhines. Distal tibia built for rapid flexion and extension. Skulls have platyrrhine-like features but 2. 1. 2. 3 dental formula. Probably early anthropoid related to propliopithecids but ancestral to nothing: eosimiids. 45 mya = older than any in africa. Morphologically similar and similarly aged material in africa and asia. Primate precursors in asia for things in africa. Fossil platyrrhines: fossil new world monkeys of the oligocene in bolivia. Szalatavus: patagonian platyrrhines of miocene (23 15 mya)
