ANTH 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Allopatric Speciation, Anthropocene, Continental Drift
30 Oct 2018
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Miocene monkeys and apes: box 3. 1 mosaic nature of human evolution. The status of hybrids: box 3. 2, box 3. 3. For the most part, the material in this chapter is not covered in class, but you need to know it. Important concepts in understanding primate evolution are introduced, such as adaptive radiation, allopatric speciation, plate tectonics, and continental drift. The section on primate diversity in the past traces some of the major events in primate evolution from the beginning of the cenozoic era (right after the end of the mesozoic. Pliocene, pleistocene, holocene, anthropocene) are described in terms of major events in primate evolution and related world climate. You should know the names of these epochs and the start and end dates (in mya) for each. In terms of what happened within each epoch, what you should know i will tell you in lecture, don"t worry about the details that are in table 3. 1.
