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Oligocene Primates

Explore the Oligocene in a variety of general websites. Then focus on the El Fayum site. Find out more about the primates of the Oligocene. Finally, write a short essay on the two best-known Oligocene primates.

General Background
The Oligocene
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/faq/gt/cenozoic/oligocene.htm
Oligocene Epoch: Life
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/oli/olilife.html
The Oligocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period
http://www.palaeos.com/Cenozoic/Oligocene/Oligocene.htm

Think about: What were the key events of the Oligocene?

El Fayum
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~reffland/anthropology/anthro2003/origins/primates/primate_evol/larger_primates.html

Think about: Why is the Fayum so rich in fossils?

Oligocene Primates
Aegyptopithecus
http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/aegyptopithecus_zeuxis.html
Apidum
http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/apidium_phiomense.html
http://www.abc.net.au/beasts/factfiles/factfiles/apidium.htm?picNum=2.jpg

Think about: How are these two primates alike? How are they different?

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Which primate, Apidum or Aegyptopithecus, is more like apes and humans? Why?





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