Please answer the following essay questions.

1		Describe the general trends of monkey and hominoid radiation in the Miocene epoch. Which group developed greater diversity of species? How are apes and monkeys different? Name some of the fossil species identified in the hominoid line.
2		What are the most important features of Gigantopithecus? Are these features primitive or derived? How are the teeth of this species related to diet? Are there living descendants of this species today?