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| The First Primates | ||
| a. When did the first primate-like animals appear? What were they like?
b. What were the first true primates? When did they appear? What were they like?
c. When did the first monkeys appear?
d. What impact did plate tectonics have on primate evolution?
e. When did the apes first appear? ( http://anthro.palomar.edu/earlyprimates/first_primates.htm ) | ||
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| Primate Evolution | ||
| a. What are the three theories for the origins of the primates?
b. Why is the origin of platyrrhine monkeys in South America problematic? ( http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/evolution.html ) | ||
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| Picture Gallery of Fossil Hominoids and Hominids from China | ||
| a. Make a list of the nonhominid species represented on this site.
b. What is the age range for these specimens?
c. Choose one of the nonhominid species and describe the Chinese finds for that species. ( http://www.chineseprehistory.org//pics1.htm ) | ||
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| Gigantopithecus | ||
| a. How big do scientists think Gigantopithecus was? What are these estimates based on?
b. Where has Gigantopithecus been found?
c. What was the probable diet of Gigantopithecus?
d. What hominid species co-existed with Gigantopithecus? How was this hominid species possibly a factor in the extinction of Gigantopithecus? ( http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html ) | ||
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| The Miocene | ||
| a. What years does the Miocene encompass?
b. What characterized the climate during the Miocene? What new ecosystems emerged?
c. What was the overall pattern of biological change during the Miocene?
d. What happened during the Miocene in terms of plate tectonics and paleoclimate? ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/mio.html ) | ||
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| The Oligocene | ||
| a. What years does the Oligocene encompass?
b. What animals and plants first appeared during the Oligocene?
c. What characterized the mammals during the Oligocene? ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/oli.html ) | ||
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| 1907 Faiyum Expedition leader Walter Granger's daily diary | ||
| a. Where is the Faiyum site located? Describe the site.
b. What animals have been found there?
c. What challenges did Granger encounter excavating the Faiyum site?
d. Several techniques were used to look for fossils including working in the quarry, prospecting, trenching and sandlensing. Briefly describe each technique. ( http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~granger/FaiyumContents.html ) | ||
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