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1

Paleontological and molecular data suggests that the order Primates first diverged in the:
A)Cretaceous
B)Paleocene
C)Eocene
D)Oligocene
2

Robert Martin believes that the earliest primates were:
A)very large, just as many fossils mammals were extremely large
B)occupied ecological niches high in the large branches of large trees
C)possessed a grasping big toe
D)primarily carnivores hunting small rodents
3

The Omomyidae are characterized by:
A)fused tibia and fibula
B)sectorial premolar
C)fused mandibular synthesis
D)being diurnal
4

Early anthropoids can be distinguished from the prosimians and tarsiers in that the former have:
A)dental comb
B)complete bony eye socket
C)fused tibia and fibula
D)teeth with high, sharp cusps
5

Some of the earliest anthropoid fossils have been found in the:
A)Miocene of Pakistan and India
B)Early Miocene of East Africa
C)Oligocene of South America
D)Late Eocene of Egypt
6

Although Aegyptopithecus is a transitional form showing the retention of earlier prosimian features, it is best seen as:
A)one of the earliest anthropoids known in the fossil record
B)a member of the Propliopithecidae, possibly ancestral to the Old World monkeys and apes
C)a member of the Miocene hominoid radiation
D)a direct ancestor of the chimpanzee
7

The earliest fossils belonging to the superfamily Cercopithecoidea, the Old World monkeys, are placed into the family:
A)Omomyidae
B)Hominidae
C)Victoriapithecidae
D)Proconsulidae
8

During the middle of the Miocene, a major geological event took place that played a major role in the hominoid Miocene radiation. This event was:
A)an asteroid hitting the earth in East Africa
B)a connection developing between Africa and Asia
C)the melting of glacial ice in northern Europe
D)a long period of hot, dry climatic conditions
9

Gigantopithecus is characterized by several unusual features in the teeth and jaws that suggest that this species specialized in eating:
A)hard fruits
B)insects
C)seeds and grasses
D)bamboo
10

The family Hominidae most directly evolved from a(n):
A)Eocene member of the Omomyidae
B)Early Oligocene member of the Propliopithecidae
C)Late Miocene member of the Miocene hominoid radiation
D)Early Miocene member of the family Victoriapithecidae





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