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How Did Primates Get to South America?

This site reviews the basic assumptions about how primates made their way to South America. Then write a brief essay.

The Origins of Platyrrhine Monkeys in South America
http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/platyrrhine.html

Think about: What were the positions of the continents during the Oligocene?

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What are you thoughts on the matter?  Given what you've read in the text about primate fossils form the Eocene and Oligocene and combined with our earlier reviews of plate tectonics, can you make a case for any of the explanations for the appearance of primates in South America? Which would you choose and why?





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